Incidents

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...

Dinnington (49)

18 August 2022

19:13

The second incident on Thursday came in not long after some members had returned home. A male in his early 20s had been reported missing from home in...

Hetton (48)

18 August 2022

06:21

A male in his mid-20s had been reported missing in the Hetton area late on the previous day. Mountain Rescue was requested by Northumbria Police for o...

Four Lane Ends (47)

15 August 2022

23:27

Late on Monday night Northumbria Police requested assistance with a search for a teenage female who had left her home address a few hours earlier and ...