Ms Hammond is supervisor for DoE Gold group. She was in Dolgellau and her group were camping at Llyn y Gader. Group contacted her to report lights on a bearing consistent with the summit plateau. The lights were reported as being rythmic 3 long 3 short, but she had not heard back from the group to report further sightings. She was reassured that it was worth contacting the police, and to recontact them should her group see other signs such as shouting or whistle blowing.
Given our understanding that a group was camping at the summit, and that the summit has a reasonable phone signal, we believed the DoE group had seen torch-light from the higher campsite, and that the call was a false alarm with good intention.
Given our understanding that a group was camping at the summit, and that the summit has a reasonable phone signal, we believed the DoE group had seen torch-light from the higher campsite, and that the call was a false alarm with good intention.