© 2020 – 2023 AEA3 WEB | AEAƎ United Kingdom News
AEA3 WEB | AEAƎ United Kingdom News
News

Social media and map apps blamed for record rise in mountain rescue callouts

Exclusive: Number of 18- to 24-year-olds needing help in England and Wales doubles in five years as services take calls every day in 2024

Honeypot locations posted on social media and poor-quality navigation apps are likely to be responsible for a record number of callouts for mountain rescue services, including a huge rise in young people needing to be saved, analysis reveals.

For the first time, mountain rescue teams in England and Wales were called out every day of the year in 2024. Callouts in Scotland topped 1,000 for the first time.

Continue reading…

Related posts

South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma hands himself over to police

AEA3

UK benefit changes have pushed people into dead-end, low-paid jobs, says IFS

AEA3

Hunger-striking XR activist taken from police cell to hospital

AEA3

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This