Woodhead Mountain Rescue TeamWoodhead Mountain Rescue Team incident log
We were asked to help South Yorkshire Police search for a missing person in the Barnsley area. Police found them before we deployed.
| Incident | 2025-74 |
| Alerted | Saturday 27 December 2025, afternoon |
| Duration | 20 min |
| Team members | 1 |
| Volunteer hours | 0.3 |
| Type | Search |
| Involving | Missing person |
| Requested by | South Yorkshire Police |
| Working with | |
| Weather | Cloudy, feels like 3°C, wind N force 3, visibility good |
| Area | Barnsley |
| Map position | 53.55, -1.47 |
| Outcome | Stood down |
Yorkshire Ambulance Service called us to a person who had fallen down a steep bank. The location was in Edale MRT’s area, so the incident was passed to them.
| Incident | 2025-73 |
| Alerted | Thursday 25 December 2025, afternoon |
| Duration | 9 min |
| Team members | 1 |
| Volunteer hours | 0.1 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Walker |
| Requested by | Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
| Working with | Edale MRT |
| Weather | Partly cloudy, feels like -2°C, wind N force 4, visibility good |
| Area | South Sheffield |
| Map position | 53.33, -1.50 |
| Outcome | Stood down |
Yorkshire Ambulance Service asked us to help a cyclist who had fallen near Mexborough. The ambulance crew reached them first and we were stood down.
| Incident | 2025-72 |
| Alerted | Wednesday 3 December 2025, afternoon |
| Duration | 44 min |
| Team members | 1 |
| Volunteer hours | 0.7 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Cyclist |
| Requested by | Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
| Working with | |
| Weather | |
| Area | Near Mexborough |
| Map position | 53.49, -1.23 |
| Outcome | Stood down |
On the way home from the Darton search, South Yorkshire Police asked us to help a person who had slipped and fallen into Mickleden Beck. With police officers and a local farmer, we brought them to safety on an all-terrain vehicle.
| Incident | 2025-71 |
| Alerted | Thursday 27 November 2025, evening |
| Duration | 2 hr 25 min |
| Team members | 17 |
| Volunteer hours | 41.1 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Walker |
| Requested by | South Yorkshire Police |
| Working with | |
| Weather | Windy, feels like 6°C, wind SW force 5, visibility good |
| Area | Mickleden Beck, Langsett |
| Map position | 53.49, -1.71 |
| Outcome |
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The third day of the search in the Darton area, with help from Glossop MRT. Sadly, nothing was found.
| Incident | 2025-70 |
| Alerted | Thursday 27 November 2025, morning |
| Duration | 5 hr 5 min |
| Team members | 8 |
| Volunteer hours | 40.7 |
| Type | Search |
| Involving | Missing person |
| Requested by | South Yorkshire Police |
| Working with | Glossop MRT |
| Weather | Cloudy, feels like 9°C, wind SW force 4, visibility good |
| Area | Darton, Barnsley |
| Map position | 53.59, -1.53 |
| Outcome |
The second day of the search for the missing person in the Darton area. Nothing was found.
| Incident | 2025-69 |
| Alerted | Wednesday 26 November 2025, morning |
| Duration | 6 hr 39 min |
| Team members | 9 |
| Volunteer hours | 59.9 |
| Type | Search |
| Involving | Missing person |
| Requested by | South Yorkshire Police |
| Working with | |
| Weather | Partly cloudy, feels like 1°C, wind NW force 3, visibility good |
| Area | Darton, Barnsley |
| Map position | 53.59, -1.53 |
| Outcome |
South Yorkshire Police asked us to search for a missing person in the Darton area. Holme Valley MRT and Derby MRT’s drone unit joined the search. Nothing was found.
| Incident | 2025-68 |
| Alerted | Tuesday 25 November 2025, evening |
| Duration | 4 hr 45 min |
| Team members | 19 |
| Volunteer hours | 90.2 |
| Type | Search |
| Involving | Missing person |
| Requested by | South Yorkshire Police |
| Working with | Holme Valley MRT, Derby MRT drone unit |
| Weather | Partly cloudy, feels like 3°C, wind NW force 2, visibility good |
| Area | Darton, Barnsley |
| Map position | 53.59, -1.53 |
| Outcome |
A walker fell in woods near Mexborough and injured an ankle. The ambulance crew reached the casualty and we helped get them to the ambulance.
| Incident | 2025-67 |
| Alerted | Wednesday 19 November 2025, afternoon |
| Duration | 2 hr 41 min |
| Team members | 12 |
| Volunteer hours | 32.2 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Walker |
| Requested by | Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
| Working with | |
| Weather | Windy, feels like -5°C, wind N force 4, visibility good |
| Area | Woods near Mexborough |
| Map position | 53.53, -1.22 |
| Outcome |
We helped Holme Valley MRT bring out a walker with severe back pain from near Digley Reservoir.
| Incident | 2025-66 |
| Alerted | Tuesday 18 November 2025, afternoon |
| Duration | 1 hr 58 min |
| Team members | 8 |
| Volunteer hours | 15.7 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Walker |
| Requested by | Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
| Working with | Holme Valley MRT |
| Weather | |
| Area | Digley Reservoir, Holme Valley |
| Map position | 53.56, -1.84 |
| Outcome |
A team supporter walking on the Trans Pennine Trail near Stainborough found a person lying unconscious by the path. They called 999 and alerted the team, and we helped the ambulance crew carry the casualty to the ambulance.
| Incident | 2025-65 |
| Alerted | Sunday 16 November 2025, morning |
| Duration | 2 hr 21 min |
| Team members | 20 |
| Volunteer hours | 47 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Other |
| Requested by | Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
| Working with | |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy, feels like 3°C, wind N force 3, visibility good |
| Area | Trans Pennine Trail, Stainborough |
| Map position | 53.53, -1.52 |
| Outcome |