At around 08:30, call handlers were made aware of a youth with a dislocated knee on Cader Idris.
The male casualty, part of a well trained and equipped Duke of Edinburgh party camped below Llyn Cau, was in a good deal of pain and unable to move following a slip. A request was made for assistance from the Coast Guard helicopter R936, but with the cloud-base hovering just above the lake, the Team readied itself for the difficult stretcher carry down to Minffordd.
In the event the weather continued to improve and the aircraft was able to fly directly to the casualty site. The youth was uplifted and transferred to Ysbwty Gwynedd for further treatment, and the Team was stood down.
The male casualty, part of a well trained and equipped Duke of Edinburgh party camped below Llyn Cau, was in a good deal of pain and unable to move following a slip. A request was made for assistance from the Coast Guard helicopter R936, but with the cloud-base hovering just above the lake, the Team readied itself for the difficult stretcher carry down to Minffordd.
In the event the weather continued to improve and the aircraft was able to fly directly to the casualty site. The youth was uplifted and transferred to Ysbwty Gwynedd for further treatment, and the Team was stood down.
