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OVMRO is not responsible for the content or the publication date of these articles. The links below merely show how the team is reported in the media and do not always reflect events accurately.

2007 2008
23 Jul Pensioner dies whilst walking in Snowdonia A 72-year-old man Wirral man collapsed and died while out walking in Snowdonia. Liverpool Echo
23 Jul Walker, 72, collapses and dies in Snowdonia A 72-year-old man from Wirral collapsed and died while out walking in Snowdonia. Daily Post
22 Jul Man hurt in fall on Tryfan A 60-year-old man slipped and fell while walking in Snowdonia yesterday and was airlifted to hospital with shoulder and hand injuries. Daily Post
22 Jul Two men airlifted off mountains A Sea King helicopter from RAF Valley on Anglesey was involved in two rescues from mountains in Snowdonia on Monday. BBC NW Wales
06 Jun Girl rescued after fall down mineshaft A 10-year-old girl was rescued today after she fell 15ft down a mineshaft. Daily Post
13 May Elderly woman airlifted after mountain fall A 70-year-old woman was airlifted to hospital today after falling and injuring her wrist on a Snowdonia mountain. Daily Post
03 May Man injures ankle in Snowdonia fall A man in his 40s who slipped and injured his ankle while walking in Snowdonia yesterday was carried to safety by mountain rescuers. Daily Post
01 May Young climber on road to recovery The family of a teenager who fell 80ft (24m) in Snowdonia say he is recovering well after being saved during a six hour rescue operation. BBC NW Wales
30 Apr Local teenager's dramatic rescue A Bromsgrove teenager is recovering in the high dependency unit of a Welsh hospital after a dramatic mountain rescue in Snowdonia. Bromsgrove Advertiser
28 Apr Climber, 17, in intensive care after mountain fall A 17-year-old boy was in intensive care today after his life was saved in a dramatic six-hour operation in Snowdonia involving an RAF helicopter crew and mountain rescuers. IC Wales
28 Apr Teenager in horror fall on Tryfan A teenage climber was in intensive care last night after plummeting 80ft down a Snowdonia mountainside. Daily Post
28 Apr Climber rescued after fall A boy of 17 was recovering from injuries last night after he fell 100ft down a mountain and was rescued from a ledge. Daily Mirror
27 Apr Teenager rescued after mountain fall A teenager from Worcestershire had to be rescued and airlifted to hospital after falling while climbing in Snowdonia. Worcester News
27 Apr Man injured in Tryfan fall A climber is in hospital after a six-hour rescue operation in Snowdonia. Grough
27 Apr Injured climber, 17, is 'poorly' A teenage climber who was airlifted off a mountain in Snowdonia after a six hour operation is in intensive care in a north Wales hospital. BBC NW Wales
04 Apr Todd's last steps retraced The final hours of Greater Manchester Chief Constable Michael Todd are to be reconstructed as part of an inquiry into his death. Manchester Evening News
30 Mar 'Suicide' police chief: Why didn't they call us earlier ask rescue services? The police chief who died on a blizzard-swept mountain might have survived if rescue services had been alerted earlier, according to the expert who masterminded the recovery of his body.
[Peter Walker is not a member of OVMRO as stated in this article]
Daily Mail
22 Mar The volunteers who come to our aid at 2,000ft Heading for the hills this holiday weekend? Take care! But be reassured by the fact that the dedicated teams from Mountain Rescue can help in an emergency. IC Wales
18 Mar Man falls on rocks A 61-year-old man was taken to hospital yesterday after he was injured while out walking with friends. Daily Post
13 Mar Detectives study notes left by distressed police chief Detectives investigating the death of Mike Todd, the chief constable of Greater Manchester, were yesterday studying notes he had left in his flat and phone messages he sent in his final hours showing that he was in a distressed state of mind. The Guardian
12 Mar North Wales rescuers brave storms to find police chief's body North Wales mountain rescuers battled horrendous conditions to find the body of Greater Manchester's police chief. North Wales Chronicle
12 Mar Did chief constable jump to his death because of problems in his private life? A chief constable was found dead yesterday after apparently jumping from a mountain. This Is London
11 Mar Mystery death of chief constable The head of the Manchester force was found dead at the bottom [incorrect - web editor] of a Welsh mountain on Tuesday after going missing on Monday night. The Press Association
11 Mar Michael Todd's state of mind 'worried' officers ...By Monday night, 25 rescuers were at the scene, in gales gusting up to 70mph. Telegraph
11 Mar Manchester, U.K., Police Chief Found Dead in Suspected Suicide The chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, Michael Todd, has been found dead. Sky sources say his car was found in Llanberis, North Wales. Fox News - USA
09 Mar Stag party of ten led to safety on mountain A stag party of ten had to be led to safety by North Wales mountain rescuers, and a walker was airlifted off Snowdon with head injuries, in two separate incidents on Saturday. Daily Post
11 Feb Woman airlifted A woman was airlifted to safety after slipping and sustaining a suspected broken ankle on the Glydwr [sic] Range in Snowdon yesterday afternoon. Daily Post
04 Feb Blizzards fail to materialise Four youths from the Oldham area became stuck as they made their way down Tryfan. Daily Post
14 Jan Hill walker was lost in valley mist An elderly walker sparked a search by 40 rescue workers after he got lost in mist in the Ogwen Valley, on Friday. Daily Post
12 Jan Walker lost in low cloud is found Forty members of two mountain rescue teams searched freezing Snowdonia peaks overnight for a man who became separated from two other walkers. BBC NW Wales
12 Jan Walker found after being lost in freezing cloud Mountain rescue teams searched freezing peaks for a pensioner who became lost in low cloud while out walking. Daily Post
02 Jan Rescuers carry fall victim off mountain Mountain rescue teams were called out to a 39-year-old man who lost his footing on Snowdonia’s Moel Siabod and fractured his ankle. Daily Post