Incidents

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Central Fells, Lake District (13)

21 February 2023
07:30

A lone walker reported himself as lost between Scafell Pike and Great End in the Lake District. Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team were called out by Cum...

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Amble (12)

15 February 2023
08:11

Earlier in the week a body was sadly found in the search for a male in his 60s who was missing from Amble. The male had last been seen the previous...

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Gilsland (11)

13 February 2023
12:25

On Monday lunchtime the North East Ambulance Service activated North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team and ourselves for an incident on farmland between...

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Thrunton Woods (10)

11 February 2023
14:56

Two walkers and their dog had become disoriented in Thrunton Woods and were unable to relocate themselves despite several attempts. Northumbria Pol...

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Prendwick (9)

29 January 2023
12:11

Whilst most of us were enduring typically Scottish weather on the last day of our winter skills course in the Cairngorms, North of Tyne Mountain Re...

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Coire an t-Sneachda (8)

28 January 2023
12:59

The Team’s annual winter skills training course in the Cairngorms was temporarily interrupted on Saturday afternoon when two mountaineers took a ...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...