Incidents

College Valley (7)

22 January 2023
05:58

Two Montane Spine Race competitors who were suffering from the extreme cold and exhaustion had to be assisted down to Hut 2 below Auchope Cairn in ...

Wooler (6)

12 January 2023
15:55

Northumbria Police control room rang our duty controller on Thursday afternoon with an unusual request for North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team and o...

Haltwhistle (5)

10 January 2023
10:50

The Police requested the Teams’ support again to continue the search during daylight hours on the Tuesday. It was agreed with the Police Search A...

Haltwhistle (4)

09 January 2023
19:05

A 72 year old male was reported missing from home in Haltwhistle on the afternoon of Monday 9 January and Mountain Rescue was activated by Northumb...

Steel Rigg, Hadrian’s Wall (3)

09 January 2023
12:31

Mountain Rescue’s support was requested on Monday afternoon for a male who had collapsed on Hadrian’s Wall near to Steel Rigg car park. Despite...

Simonside (2)

08 January 2023
14:05

A couple walking the ‘back of Simonside’ from Lordenshaws got into difficulty as they tried to walk the section from Selby’s Cove through the...

Otterburn (1)

02 January 2023
15:09

North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team and ourselves were requested to assist the North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust yesterday afternoon...

Yearning Saddle Refuge Hut, Pennine Way (69)

27 December 2022
13:51

A couple of fell runners got into difficulties on the Border Ridge in harsh winter conditions yesterday. They had started in Kirk Yetholm and were ...

Acomb (67)

10 December 2022
15:36

A group of Sea Cadets from across the North East had been kayaking the River North Tyne when a teenage cadet tipped out of their kayak and their le...

Langleeford Hope (66)

04 December 2022
03:28

In the early hours of Sunday morning, a request from our sister team was received. North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team were providing medical and ev...

River Wear, South Hylton (65)

30 November 2022
14:30

Mountain Rescue’s support for a potential bankside search along the River Wear was requested by Northumbria Police. Our Duty Controller – a...

Stannington Bridge (64)

22 November 2022
05:18

Following a RTC on the A1 just before Stannington Bridge late on Monday night, Northumbria Police requested Mountain Rescue’s support in trying t...

Fourstones (63)

20 November 2022
01:07
Northumbria Police had located a high risk missing person’s car north of Fourstones in the early hours of Sunday morning. Following an initial brief...

Coldgate Ford, near Wooler (62)

17 November 2022
18:32
Early on Thursday evening, Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service requested Mountain Rescue’s support for a motorist who’s vehicle was stranded in...

Wooler (60)

06 November 2022
11:40
Two competitors in the Trail Outlaws half marathon self presented themselves to a Mountain Rescue medic at the event centre. One having sustained a sh...

Battlehill, North Tyneside (61)

06 November 2022
21:21
On the evening of Sunday 6 November Northumbria Police requested Mountain Rescue’s support for a male in his 80s who had been reported missing from ...

Auchope Shelter (58)

05 November 2022
10:25
The refuge hut at Auchope Rigg on the Pennine Way provided vital shelter for two injured competitors in the Trail Outlaws ultra marathon on Saturday. ...

Auchope Shelter (59)

05 November 2022
12:44
Whilst the competitor involved in the Incident No 58 was being evacuated, a second injured competitor presented themselves to a Mountain Rescue medic ...

Alwinton (56)

08 October 2022
14:19
Last Saturday the Team provided medical cover for the Alwinton Border Shepherds' Show and cover for the junior and adults fell race. We also had the o...

Wallington Hall (55)

30 September 2022
14:20
While responding to the above incident, our response vehicle Curlew Echo happened across a RTC near to Wallington Hall. Two cars had collided head on ...

Simonburn (54)

30 September 2022
13:38

A contractor working near to Simonburn fell awkwardly in a field and sustained a leg injury. Once on scene the North East Ambulance Service NHS Fou...

Hotbank Crags, Hadrian’s Wall (53)

23 September 2022
11:04
The North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust requested Mountain Rescue’s assistance for an injured female walker on Hadrian’s Wall to the...

Hexham (52)

20 September 2022
19:41
A female in her mid-20s was reported missing in Hexham on Tuesday evening. She had last been seen earlier in the afternoon leaving her accommodation. ...

Broomley, near Stocksfield (51)

15 September 2022
21:31
Following a missing male’s vehicle being located near Broomley, Northumbria Police activated the Teams for assistance in the search. With the Police...

Shiremoor (50)

13 September 2022
10:33
A male in his mid-50s was reported missing by his family on the previous Sunday after he’d left home early in the morning. As concerned grew for his...