Archives: Rescues

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 ...