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Keep up to date with everything going on in mountain rescue around England and Wales. For press enquiries, contact Andy Simpson, MREW Press Officer, via press@mountain.rescue.org.uk.

Double tragedy 63 years ago which led to the formation of Northumberland Mountain Rescue

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Man suffered ‘worst death imaginable’ after getting trapped in narrow cave

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Storm Claudia latest: Major incident declared due to severe flooding; British woman killed in Albufeira

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The devastating scenes left by storm Claudia floods across Wales

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Storm Claudia forces rescues amid ‘danger to life’ warnings

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West Cornwall Search & Rescue Team Awarded The King’s Award For Voluntary Service

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Lake District: Keswick MRT rescues documentary filmmakers

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England and Wales’ oldest mountain rescue Land Rover to retire after 32 years of service

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Ankle Injury at Threshthwaite Mouth

November 8, 2025 14:26 hrs On Saturday 8th November at 14:26hrs Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team received a call via Cumbria Police informing them that a female had sustained an ankle injury at Threshwaite Mouth in the Hartsop Valley. The injury was caused by a simple slip which left the casualty with pain and swelling to…

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Missing mountain Biker Helvelyn

November 9, 2025 13:40 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by Cumbria Police at 13:40 on Sunday the 9th of November  to a Mountain Biker who had been reported missing on Helvellyn. After a report of a possible sighting in Thirlmere from a team member a short investigation and search by road in the area…

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