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. 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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