Incidents

Kielder (119)

15 August 2021
12:48
On Sunday afternoon a young male sustained a potentially serious injury while cycling along the Lakeside Way at Kielder Water. The North East Ambulanc...

Alnmouth (118)

15 August 2021
01:42
In the early hours of Sunday morning, Northumbria Police requested Mountain Rescue’s assistance in a search for a vulnerable missing male. The male ...

Unknown (117)

14 August 2021
12:51
Two teenagers were reported missing from home. Mountain Rescue’s PhoneFind technology was utilised to try to ascertain their position. Further advic...

Blanchland Moor (110)

01 August 2021
17:35
Late on Sunday afternoon a male walker sustained an injury and was unable to walk. Due to the location given, the North East Ambulance Service request...

Annitsford (103)

23 July 2021
07:28
North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team and ourselves deployed to assist Northumbria Police on Friday morning for a high risk missing person. The search ce...

Simonside Forest (101)

17 July 2021
12:44
A female walker who had entered the Shepherds Walks’ Coquet Valley Challenge Walk unfortunately sustained a lower leg injury and was unable to weigh...

Branton Ponds, near Powburn (100)

13 July 2021
19:51
A male sustained a lower leg injury whilst walking around Branton Ponds near Powburn. After trying unsuccessfully to weight bear, a call was made to N...

Simonside (96)

29 June 2021
21:27
Late on Tuesday evening a female walker reported to Northumbria Police that she was lost in the Simonside Forest area. An approximate location was pro...

Fontburn Reservoir (92)

20 June 2021
16:52
An individual who had been walking with their family around Fontburn Reservoir sustained a lower leg injury and was unable to weight bear. Due to the...

Ninebanks (89)

14 June 2021
15:39
The Mountain Rescue Teams were tasked again by the Ambulance Service yesterday afternoon for an individual who had sustained a lower leg injury. Due t...

Kielder Forest (86)

12 June 2021
14:43
The Mountain Rescue Teams were activated by North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust on Saturday for a medical emergency in Kielder Forest. A...

Cawfields, Hadrian’s Wall (85)

10 June 2021
13:52
A walker, who was part of a group of students, sustained a leg injury whilst on Hadrian’s Wall near to Cawfields Quarry. The group leader dialled 99...

Rowlands Gill (83)

09 June 2021
15:01
Northumbria Police requested Mountain Rescue’s assistance to search for a high risk missing person in the Rowlands Gill area. After a search strat...

Crammel Linn, near Gilsland (80)

04 June 2021
16:07
No sooner had the Mountain Rescue Teams been called for the wildfire incident, North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust activated us for an i...

Kyloe Wood, near Lowick (79)

04 June 2021
15:56
Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service requested logistical support for a wildfire which had started in Kyloe Wood to the north of Belford. Given the ...

Breamish Valley (77)

01 June 2021
12:58
As the evacuation was underway at Kielder, the Teams received a request for assistance from Northumbria Police. A child had been reported missing in t...

Kielder (76)

01 June 2021
11:06
A cyclist sustained a lower leg injury when they came off their bike in the Kielder area. Due to the difficult to access location on a trail in the fo...

Steel Rigg, Hadrian’s Wall (75)

31 May 2021
12:09
A female walker sustained a lower leg injury whilst walking along the Military Way near Milecastle 39 on Hadrian's Wall. A Northumberland National Par...

Gateshead (72)

27 May 2021
18:01
Yesterday evening, ourselves and North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team were called out by Northumbria Police to assist in the search for a high risk miss...

Auchope Cairn (71)

27 May 2021
14:29
A female walker sustained a lower leg injury and was unable to weight bear whilst descending from Auchope Cairn on the Pennine Way. The group she was ...

Haydon Bridge (67)

22 May 2021
15:24
On Saturday afternoon North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team and ourselves were requested by the North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust to assi...

Newcastle-upon-Tyne (64)

04 May 2021
20:56
Last night Northumbria Police requested the support of Mountain Rescue for a search in Newcastle. A vulnerable male in his late 70s was last seen earl...

Stannersburn (63)

03 May 2021
03:15
North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team and ourselves were activated by the Northumbria Police in the early hours of Bank Holiday Monday. Initial informati...

Berwick (61)

30 April 2021
22:31
Later on Friday night, the controller group from both Mountain Rescue Teams received a second activation from Northumbria Police. Following a discussi...

Haltwhistle (60)

30 April 2021
16:17
Northumbria Police activated Mountain Rescue yesterday afternoon for a high risk missing person from the Haltwhistle area. In discussion with the Poli...