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Ankle Injury on Cader Idris

27/10/2021

 
Shortly before midday call-handlers from the Team were made aware of a man with an injured ankle on Cader Idris, in virtually identical weather conditions and a few hundred meters away from yesterday's call-out.

The solo man, in his 50's, had lost footing in the high wind and poor visibility and had sustained a suspected broken ankle. In an exposed position high on the mountain, he also began to get very cold. Passing walkers provided clothing and shelter as the Team initiated its response.

A hasty party was deployed to quickly locate and stabilise the casualty, while a second wave of volunteers gathered the heavier equipment to deal with the evacuation. Although the casualty was well into cloud, the level of the cloud-base meant that the Team was able to make use of Coastguard helicopter Rescue 936 to lift people and equipment part-way up the mountain and so speed up the rescue considerably.

The casualty was treated for his injury, and insulated as much as possible before being stretched down the slope to the helicopter drop-off position. Rescue 936 was then able to uplift the injured man and transport to Ysbyty Gwynedd for further assessment and treatment. The man's dog, also cold and anxious because of the ordeal, was carried down off the mountain by one of the walkers who initially attended the casualty. She was handed over to injured man's son at Ty Nant car-park.

Everyone was safely off the hill by 5:00 p.m.
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Father , Son and Dog Lost on Cader Idris

26/10/2021

 
At around 2:30 p.m.  call-handlers from the Team were made aware of a family group lost on Cader Idris.

The party, a father and 9 year old son, along with their 8 month old dog, had been attempting to reach the summit, but had turned back because of the extremely poor weather conditions. However whilst retracing their steps they missed the route down off the mountain and found themselves lost in low cloud and high wind amongst the scree and boulder-fields on the slopes of Cyfrwy. Realising the difficulty they were in, and their proximity to the cliff faces, they called for assistance.

With an approximate location determined from the initial request for help, a small party of Team volunteers made their way into the area and quickly located the party, aided greatly by the barking of the dog. A little shaken by the experience but otherwise uninjured, the group was given some food and extra clothing before being walked down off the mountain.

Everyone was safely off the hill by 6:15 p.m.

Lost Walker on Cader Idris

17/10/2021

 
At around 3:00 p.m. Team call-handlers were made aware of a lost walker on Cader Idris.

The walker had reached the summit of the mountain and had started her descent but became disorientated and unsure of her route and location. Poor weather high on the mountain meant she was reluctant to try retracing her steps and so she called for help. Using Phone-Find technology call handlers were able to pinpoint the walker's position and guide he onto a principal route off the mountain. Once back on course,  her progress was monitored until she made it safely back down onto the road at around 4:45 p.m.


Injured Mountain Biker near Machynlleth

17/10/2021

 
At around 4:30 p.m., as the lost walker incident was coming to a close, Team call-handlers received a request to assist the Welsh Ambulance Service with a seriously injured mountain biker at Dyfi Bike Park near Machynlleth.

The male rider, in his 30s, had fallen off his bike and despite sustaining suspected spinal injuries, had managed to alert emergency services about his situation, but not his location.

Team volunteers coordinated with Dyfi Bike Park staff and quickly located the casualty. Due to the nature of the injuries sustained, and the difficult terrain on which the accident occurred, a request was made for assistance from  Coastguard Rescue Helicopter, Rescue 936. 

The casualty was assessed and treated by the ambulance crew and winchman-paramedic. Conditions were such that it was not possible to winch directly from the incident site, so the Team made the difficult stretcher transfer down from steep ground to the waiting ambulance. The casualty was then driven to the helicopter, which had landed  near Machynlleth. Team members assisted with the transfer from the ambulance to Rescue 936 before the casualty was airlifted to Liverpool for further assessment and treatment.

Team members stood down at 8:30 p.m.


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