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Yahoo
7 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Search launched after Duke of Edinburgh Award participant goes missing
A Duke of Edinburgh award participant was separated from their group in the Lake District this week. The incident occurred above Harrop Tarn, Thirlmere, on Thursday, May 29, around 12.20pm. Due to a lack of mobile signal, the group couldn't contact their missing friend and requested help. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team initiated a search along the intended route towards Watendath. Fortunately, the missing person was found shortly after, 'a little cold and wet but otherwise fit and well'.
BBC News
25-05-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Stories from Cumbria you may have missed this week
A kayak was overturned by youths sparking a huge emergency response, swimmers have been warned about harmful algae found in Windermere and a village that was deliberately flooded to make a reservoir has are five stories from Cumbria you may have missed this week. Flooded village re-emerges in dry spell A village which was deliberately flooded to create a reservoir has re-emerged due to a lack of village in the Lake District disappeared when the Haweswater valley was flooded in 1939 to create a structure to provide water for north-west Environment Agency said the reservoir, which has capacity for about 85,000 million litres (18,697 million gallons) of water, was 30% lower than it should be at this time of about the impact of the recent dry weather here 'Selfish' trio overturn kayak sparking huge search A kayak which was pushed into a lake by "selfish" youths sparked a huge emergency response involving a helicopter flying from Mountain Rescue Team said it deployed search teams to Thirlmere in the Lake District to reports of an overturned vessel with the potential for people in the Police said three people aged in their 20s pushed the vessel into the water and "shockingly decided to lie to officers", with all services "saddened by the selfish actions".Read about the response and what the emergency services said here Swimmers warned over harmful algae found in lake Swimmers have been told to avoid part of a lake where harmful blue-green algae was found in the blooms, which can make people ill if swallowed, were discovered at Windermere's Lakeside YMCA bathing area in the Lake Environment Agency said blue-green algae - which can turn the water green - is "naturally occurring" and can appear across the UK, but advised people to avoid swimming in the affected more about the blooms here Former safari park chiefs refused new zoo site Plans for a new wild animal reserve, to be run by the operators of a recently closed zoo at the centre of long-running welfare concerns, have been turned for the site near Tebay in Cumbria, submitted by bosses of the former South Lakes Safari Zoo, were rejected by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) which said it would have a negative impact on the way the area chairman Derek Twine also said unauthorised work had already begun on the site and further action would be taken if that work was not about the report and the decision here M6 bridge works to cost locals millions - critics The closure of a busy junction on the M6 during essential bridge repair work will cost local people millions and could put jobs at risks, critics of the project have Highways is set to repair eight bridges that carry the M6 and A685 over the Lune Gorge in Cumbria because the structures are coming to the end of their serviceable more about the reaction to the repair work here Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
'Well prepared' hiker left 'unable to walk' after re-damaging old knee injury on peak
RESCUERS were called to England's highest peak when a 20 year old hike was left 'unable to walk' following an injury to his knee. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team were called out to Stockley Bridge at 2;29pm yesterday, May 19 following a call from a 'well prepared' 20 year old hiker, who had re-damaged an old knee injury whilst returning from an ascent of Scafell Pike. In a statement on social media, Keswick Mountain Rescue Team said: "A keen and well prepared 20 year old hiker was returning from an ascent of Scafell Pike when so very close to the finish, at Stockley Bridge above Seathwaite, he went over on his ankle and re-damaged an old injury to his knee. "Unable to walk he had no option but to call for a rescue. On arrival team members gave him some additional pain relief, he had already had some from his own first aid kit, vacuum splinted his leg and carried him to the road from where an ambulance promptly took him to hospital for checks."
BBC News
19-05-2025
- BBC News
Youths overturn canoe causing huge Lake District rescue response
A canoe which was pushed into a lake by youths sparked a huge emergency response involving a helicopter flying from Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT) said it deployed search teams to Thirlmere in the Lake District after reports were received of an overturned canoe, with the potential for people in the water, near the dam late on Friday evening. Cumbria Fire Service deployed a boat onto the reservoir, while a HM Coastguard Helicopter flew in from Caernarfon, North Wales, to help with the search. KMRT said it then received a report that "three youths admitted to pushing a boat into the water". The team said it had thoroughly searched the shore from the Armboth area to Thirlmere dam before standing down. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
Yahoo
20-04-2025
- Yahoo
Walker injured in Lake District fall tells mountain rescuers 'My dog pushed me'
A walker who was injured while falling from a steep Lake District crag told mountain rescuers his dog Benji 'pushed him'. The man fell down the 'very steep' descent from Eagle Crag on Good Friday afternoon. He said he had gone to lift Benji down a steep step, but the dog 'pushed me' sending him tumbling down the hillside. Luckily his fall was broken by a ledge, but he did suffer a gash to his head. After being alerted by a passing walker, volunteers from Keswick Mountain Rescue were called to help. READ MORE: Lorry driver fined £600 for driving too much READ MORE: M6 traffic LIVE as crash forces motorway to close - latest updates KMRT said the man told rescuers, with a smile, that 'it was the dog's fault, he pushed me'. A spokesperson for KMRT said: "Many thanks to the passing walker who showed us the way to the casualty. A team medic scrambled up to the man and treated his wound whilst a rope was rigged from above to allow a protected scramble back up for a walk off down a better path. "By the time the team reached the bottom of the hill Benji had long since been forgiven!" Day in day out, our reporters in the Manchester Evening News newsroom bring you remarkable stories from all aspects of Mancunian life. However, with the pace of life these days, the frenetic news agenda and social media algorithms, you might not be getting a chance to read it. That's why every week our Features and Perspectives editor Rob Williams brings you Unmissable, highlighting the best of what we do - bringing it to you directly from us. Make sure you don't miss out, and see what else we have to offer, by clicking here and signing up for MEN Daily News. And be sure to join our politics writer Jo Timan every Sunday for his essential commentary on what matters most to you in Greater Manchester each week in our newsletter Due North. You can also sign up for that here. You can also get all your favourite content from the Manchester Evening News on WhatsApp. Click here to see everything we offer, including everything from breaking news to Coronation Street. If you prefer reading our stories on your phone, consider downloading the Manchester Evening News app here, and our news desk will make sure every time an essential story breaks, you'll be the first to hear about it. And finally, if there is a story you think our journalists should be looking into, we want to hear from you. Email us on newsdesk@ or give us a ring on 0161 211 2920.
