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Benighted Walker on Cader Idris

29/11/2019

Shortly after 4:00 p.m. call handlers from the Team were made aware of a walker in difficulty on Cader Idris.

The lightly equipped 22 year old female from Aberystwyth was cold but otherwise uninjured and situated at the summit hut on the mountain. She had found herself unsure of the route down and had lost confidence that she could find her way off the mountain before darkness fell.

A party of 4 team volunteers departed from Ty Nant and made a rapid ascent of the mountain to locate the caller. She was given warm clothing and walked off the mountain, with everyone being safely back at the car park by 8:20 p.m.

Injured Mountain Biker near Nant y Moch Reservoir

24/11/2019

In the midst of the missing person search, rescuers were made aware of an injured mountain biker at nearby Nant y Moch reservoir.

The 48 year old male had fallen badly, injuring his left wrist and elbow, and sustaining a suspected head injury.

A party made up from volunteers from both Aberdyfi and Brecon teams attended the incident. The injured man was treated at the scene and transported to Bronglais hospital for further assessment and treatment.

Missing Person Search near Borth, Day-2

24/11/2019

Team volunteers were again working with Dyfed-Powys Police and Brecon Mountain Rescue Team in an ongoing search for a missing 54 year old man from Tre'r Ddol.

No evidence of the man was found and the police investigation remains open.

Missing Person Search near Borth

23/11/2019

A large number of Team volunteers were involved in a full-day search for a missing person near Borth.

The 54 year old man had last been sighted near his home in Tre'r Ddol around a week earlier, and the Dyfed-Powys Police search operation to establish his whereabouts was assisted by Mountain Rescue volunteers from Aberdyfi And Brecon teams, along with volunteer crews from Borth and Aberystwyth Coast-Guards.

No evidence of the man was found, and the search remains active.

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Lost Walkers on Cader Idris

3/11/2019

At around 5:30 p.m. call-handlers from the Team were made aware of two hill-walkers overdue and lost on Cader Idris.

The couple, a male and female both in their 20s, were visiting the area from South Wales for the weekend. They had set out to climb the mountain after lunchtime but were poorly equipped for the task, with inadequate clothing and footwear, no map and no torch. Having reached the summit and begun their descent, the walkers took a wrong turn in the mist and found themselves lost as darkness fell. By the time they had called for help one mobile phone was already flat and the other battery was at 4% power.

A call-handler was able to make telephone contact with the walkers, and with the last of their phone battery they were able to activate the "PhoneFind" protocol already sent to them, and which informed the team of their exact location. Having established their position, and with further contact unlikely before the phone expired, the pair were asked to remain at that point on the hill.

Team volunteers made their way up the mountain, but on reaching the location found no sign of the missing walkers. Eventually a response to the rescuer's shouts was heard, and searching through the mist and darkness the pair were eventually found around 700m from their "known" location, having descended into steep and difficult ground.

Cold, but otherwise unhurt, the pair were provided with some suitable clothing and escorted down off the mountain. Everyone was safely down at the carpark by 9:45 p.m.