25th October, the team received reports of a male stuck on a ledge on the hillside opposite the 'plane spotters' layby below Mynydd Moel. Team members were dispatched to the RV and once the casualty was located, they were checked over by casualty carers before being escorted down to the layby. 

​At approximately 3:00 on Wednesday 16th Oct afternoon, the team received advanced notification of the forcast for heavy rain in the North East Wales / Wrexham giving rise to the potential for localised Flood Events.
A request was made for availability of our Swift and Flood Water Rescue Technicians who then prepared for deployment as part of a Multi Agency Flood Response. The team remained on standby until 9:00pm when the forecasted weather passed through with limited impact.

At approximately 3:30pm on Tuesday 15th October the Team received notification of a group of walkers who had become lost and disorientated on Cadair Idris. On leaving the summit shelter into poor visibility, the pair followed another group but before long lost sight of the other walkers and other visual reference points due to the dense clouds.

Unsure of their position or route and having been caught exposed in a storm the pair called for help. Fortunately the pair managed to retrace their steps back to the summit shelter from where team call handlers were able to use phone find technology to assist them back along the Minffordd Path.

Due to the poor weather conditions, limited visibility and impending darkness, team members were dispatched to intercept the walkers along their route off the mountain.
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Once together, team RRMTs checked the pair over and provided warm clothing and food before escorting them down out of the cloud and safely back to the carpark by 09:20pm.

2nd October

A lost walker called the police to ask for assistance in Hafren Forest. Brecon MRT were already deployed on another call so this was passed over to ASART. A hasty party with good local knowledge took a vehicle to the casualties last known point, but with patchy phone signal it was not possible to get in contact with them. The police updated the team that the casualty had reported walking further down the path they were on, so a search party swept all the paths from either end and quickly found the casualty. With a vehicle nearby, the casualty was driven back to the car park before heading home.

Total rescuer hours - 45.92

1st October

As the previous callout was coming to a close, a request came in for the team to assist a group leader from a local outdoor centre who had fallen whilst walking above Cregennan lakes. The team loaded up both vehicles and made there way to the location, where remote rescue medical technicians strapped up their ankle and carried the casualty in the stretcher back to the car park. The casualty made their own way to hospital to get it checked over.

Total rescuer hours - 40.18

1st October 

The team were tasked to assist an unconscious casualty who had been found on a path on the side of Cadair Idris. 15 team members made their way to the location, where the casualty had regained consciousness and was able to walk off the hill to an awaiting ambulance. 

Total rescuer hours - 22.61

16th September

The team were called to assist Brecon MRT and the police looking for a missing person in Hafren Forest. A police search dog located the missing persons jacket and they were found shortly afterwards. No ASART members were deployed in this instance.

Total rescuer hours - 7.82 

12th September

A walker with a local walking holiday provider went over on their ankle and was unable to continue. With assistance from the Coastguard helicopter, the team packaged the casualty onto a stretcher and they were flown down to the car park. The casualty was then transported to hospital by a personal vehicle. 

Total rescuer hours - 47.52

The team were called to Cregennan Lakes with reports of a teenager being seriously burnt by a disposable BBQ. As the team were preparing to head out, a further report came in that the casualty had managed to stand up and was making a slow descent to the car park. The team were stood down shortly after 7:30pm. 

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On Sunday evening, the team were called to the Torrent walk due to three dogs having fallen in the ravine. 

On arrival, it was clear that the rescue would require specialist teams across three locations. It was also confirmed that only 2 dogs had survived so resources were directed to those locations as priority.

The first dog was stuck on a ledge on down a steep bank, which required the rope technicians to setup a dual rope system to access. Once the system was rigged, a team member was lowered to the dogs location. The dog was loaded into a large bag and attached to the rope system before being hauled back up to the path above. 

The second dog had fallen down to the fast flowing water at the base of the ravine, and made its way to safety on a rock on the opposite side. With a recent rescue in almost the exact same location, the swiftwater resuce technicians (SRT) quickly rigged a system to access the water down a slightly less steep section of bank. Once at the water level, an SRT waded across to the dog on a tether with another SRT downstream for backup. The dog was attached to the tether and guided back across the water, before being guided back to the path using the rope system. Both dogs appeared unharmed, but were taken to a nearby vet for a check over to be sure.

The team then turned their attention to the dog who had sadly not survived the fall, but had been located by its owners further down the river. The SRTs accessed the water again, with one as downstream backup, to cross the fast flowing water to the dogs location. It was decided to setup a dual rope system to haul the SRT and dog up the steeper bank rather than crossing the water again. Once back at the path level, the team transported the dog back to the family at a nearby campsite. 

​The family are in our thoughts at this difficult time.