Saturday 24th, the team were called to a walker with a suspected broken ankle on Mynydd Moel. Due to the location, a stretcher carry would have taken us into the early hours of the morning therefore a request for R-936 was put in and quickly granted. They kindly winched the casualty from the scene and delivered them down to the car park at Minffordd for onward travel to hospital by a family members car. We wish the casualty a speedy recovery!
On Sunday 18th, the team were called to a casualty suffering with chest pains. After a medical assessment by our remote medical technicians, it was decided to carry the casualty off the hill to an ambulance waiting at Ty Nant to prevent their condition worsening.
On Sunday 16th, the team were called to Dyfi Bike Park to assist with the extraction of an injured teenager. Due to the severity of the casualties injuries, the coastguard helicopter attended to fly them directly to Alder Hey Hospital.
Whilst the team were attending to the first casualty another rider crashed injuring both ankles. The team assisted a second bike park medic with extraction of this casualty to an ambulance for further treatment. Total Rescuer Hours - 71.63 A hill walker spotted a bright orange square and flashing lights across the valley, and reported it in case it was someone requiring assistance. A team member was dispatched to check from the roadside using binoculars, and quickly identified the object on the hillside. With no person visible inside or next to the shelter, it was concluded that it was likely a sun shelter for a plane spotter as it was a sunny day on the Mach Loop. The callout was closed as a false alarm with good intentions.
Shortly after midday on Tuesday, the team were called to assist Ted the dog who had found himself stuck in a ravine near the Torrent Walk. With difficult access and fast flowing water, both our specialist sub teams (Swiftwater Rescue and Technical Rope Rescue) were dispatched to the scene. The rope team setup a system and lowered a water technician down to Teds location. After a quick cuddle and some fuss, Ted was attached to the system and brought up to rejoin his family on the path.
On Monday evening, we received a request to assist our neighbouring team Brecon Mountain Rescue Team with a callout to an injured horse rider near Llanbrynmair. With two ambulances in attendance, but difficult terrain to cover, team members helped transfer the casualty to the Coastguard helicopter which then flew them to the ambulance site.
Search and Rescue comes in many forms and doesn’t always involve people. Fridays call out proves the importance the associations that exist between the team and farming communities.
On Wednesday we received initial word of a sheep dog (Meg) that had gone missing whilst working high ground in Cwm Cywarch. Despite having gone missing on Tuesday morning, little information was available to go on in terms of areas and the team stood by waiting for further information. Further information came through on Thursday that a dog had been heard barking high in the Cwm amongst the steep crags and broken ground and boulder fields. With this fresh information and a possible area to work with, the team planned resources for a start at 8:30 the following morning. Five team members worked the likely area but despite best efforts in challenging terrain had no sight or sound of the missing dog. After 6 hours and with deteriorating weather and worsening conditions underfoot, the team made the difficult decision to stand down. Unfinished business never sits well for any team and an offer for the team to return was made should they have further information or indication from the dog. This call came at 7:00am today with confirmation that she was barking in an area to the left of our initial search area. With his fresh information a team member went to assess the new area. On driving up the steep track to a suitable vantage point, we were met by the farmers making their way down with Meg safely onboard their quad. Despite 4 days missing on the mountain, a slight limp, hungry and tired Meg seemed overall non the worse for wear for her ordeal and happy to be reunited with her owners. Total Rescuer Hours: 59.5 Shortly after 7am, the team were called out to an injured walker on the stone chute on Cadair Idris. An initial hasty party was despatched to assess the causalties injuries and a second party followed with a full stretcher and vacuum mattress.
Thankfully, with a selection of pain medication and splinting of the injured arm, the casualty was able to walk off slowly with support from team members using ropes and slings. All team members were off the hill by 3pm. We wish the casualty a speedy recovery. Total Rescuer Hours: 112.2 26/7/24
The team received a call for help for a walker with a knee injury on the Minffordd Steps. The informant was in a party of 11 people, who were able to assist the casualty to the carpark before the call handler had sent out a standby to the team. 25/7/24
The team were put on standby for a 9 year old boy who had gone missing whilst walking with his family above Arthog. Thankfully the team were quickly stood down as the young boy was reunited with his parents. |
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