Woodhead Mountain Rescue TeamHolme Valley MRT asked us to help search for a high-risk missing person near Newmillerdam, Wakefield.
| Incident | 2026-34 |
| Alerted | Friday 3 July 2026, afternoon |
| Duration | 2 hr 3 min |
| Team members | 9 |
| Volunteer hours | 18.4 |
| Type | Search |
| Involving | Missing person |
| Requested by | Holme Valley MRT |
| Working with | South Yorkshire Police |
| Weather | Cloudy, feels like 20°C, wind W force 3, visibility good |
| Area | Newmillerdam, Wakefield |
| Map position | 53.64, -1.50 |
| Outcome |
We were called to a mountain biker who had fallen in Greno Woods. As we deployed, friends helped the rider walk out.
| Incident | 2026-33 |
| Alerted | Saturday 20 June 2026, evening |
| Duration | 1 hr 40 min |
| Team members | 9 |
| Volunteer hours | 15 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Mountain biker |
| Requested by | Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
| Working with | |
| Weather | Cloudy, feels like 18°C, wind N force 3, visibility good |
| Area | Greno Woods, Grenoside |
| Map position | 53.45, -1.50 |
| Outcome | Stood down |
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Edale MRT asked us to help search for a high-risk missing person in Sheffield. The person was found as we deployed, and we were stood down.
| Incident | 2026-32 |
| Alerted | Thursday 4 June 2026, afternoon |
| Duration | 2 hr 31 min |
| Team members | 14 |
| Volunteer hours | 35.2 |
| Type | Search |
| Involving | Missing person |
| Requested by | Edale MRT |
| Working with | South Yorkshire Police |
| Weather | Cloudy, feels like 12°C, wind W force 4, visibility good |
| Area | East Sheffield |
| Map position | 53.35, -1.38 |
| Outcome | Stood down |
A walker fell and broke a lower leg near Scout Dyke Reservoir. We were on scene within 10 minutes, gave pain relief and took the casualty to the car park in one of our vehicles to meet the ambulance.
| Incident | 2026-31 |
| Alerted | Wednesday 3 June 2026, evening |
| Duration | 2 hr 45 min |
| Team members | 14 |
| Volunteer hours | 38.5 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Walker |
| Requested by | Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
| Working with | |
| Weather | Windy, feels like 10°C, wind SW force 5, visibility good |
| Area | Scout Dyke Reservoir |
| Map position | 53.54, -1.65 |
| Outcome |
The second day of the search along the River Don with South Yorkshire Police.
| Incident | 2026-30 |
| Alerted | Monday 1 June 2026, morning |
| Duration | 10 hr 30 min |
| Team members | 26 |
| Volunteer hours | 273 |
| Type | Search |
| Involving | Missing person |
| Requested by | South Yorkshire Police |
| Working with | Holme Valley MRT |
| Weather | |
| Area | River Don, Denaby |
| Map position | 53.49, -1.28 |
| Outcome |
South Yorkshire Police asked us to search the River Don and its banks for a missing person. Nothing was found.
| Incident | 2026-29 |
| Alerted | Sunday 31 May 2026, afternoon |
| Duration | 6 hr 10 min |
| Team members | 28 |
| Volunteer hours | 172.7 |
| Type | Search |
| Involving | Missing person |
| Requested by | South Yorkshire Police |
| Working with | Holme Valley MRT |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy, feels like 16°C, wind W force 4, visibility good |
| Area | River Don, Denaby |
| Map position | 53.49, -1.28 |
| Outcome |
Yorkshire Ambulance Service called us at 11:30pm to a person who had slipped at the edge of a wood near Herringthorpe and broken an ankle. The crew splinted the leg and we carried the casualty to the ambulance.
| Incident | 2026-28 |
| Alerted | Wednesday 27 May 2026, night |
| Duration | 2 hr 8 min |
| Team members | 13 |
| Volunteer hours | 27.7 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Walker |
| Requested by | Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
| Working with | |
| Weather | Mostly clear, feels like 18°C, wind SW force 3, visibility good |
| Area | Herringthorpe, Rotherham |
| Map position | 53.42, -1.32 |
| Outcome |
A person was found unwell and unable to move on a riverbank near Mapplewell. We attended and stretchered them to the ambulance.
| Incident | 2026-27 |
| Alerted | Wednesday 27 May 2026, afternoon |
| Duration | 2 hr 52 min |
| Team members | 11 |
| Volunteer hours | 31.5 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Other |
| Requested by | Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
| Working with | Holme Valley MRT |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy, feels like 18°C, wind E force 3, visibility good |
| Area | Near Mapplewell |
| Map position | 53.57, -1.49 |
| Outcome |
We were asked to help Glossop MRT bring an injured walker out of Middle Black Clough. The walker was able to walk out and we were stood down.
| Incident | 2026-26 |
| Alerted | Monday 25 May 2026, afternoon |
| Duration | 2 hr 28 min |
| Team members | 5 |
| Volunteer hours | 12.3 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Walker |
| Requested by | North West Ambulance Service |
| Working with | Glossop MRT |
| Weather | |
| Area | Middle Black Clough, Longdendale |
| Map position | 53.50, -1.83 |
| Outcome | Stood down |
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We helped Edale MRT search for two walkers who had become lost in the Derwent area.
| Incident | 2026-25 |
| Alerted | Saturday 16 May 2026, evening |
| Duration | 2 hr 26 min |
| Team members | 15 |
| Volunteer hours | 36.5 |
| Type | Search |
| Involving | Walker |
| Requested by | Edale MRT |
| Working with | South Yorkshire Police |
| Weather | |
| Area | Derwent Valley |
| Map position | 53.46, -1.76 |
| Outcome |