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THOUSANDS of Britons who opted for cost-cutting holidays in the UK owing to the recession have contributed to a record number of emergency call-outs for mountain rescue teams.
The advent of the so-called "staycation" has seen a boom in British tourism, but it has also led to a dramatic increase in demand for the specialist skills of mountain rescue teams in England and Wales.
The Yorkshire Dales has witnessed the biggest percentage increase in the number of rescues nationally, with latest figures for 2009 showing a rise of more than 100 per cent. The statistics released by the Mountain Rescue (England and Wales) organisation have revealed that the number of incidents nationally has soared by 21 per cent to...