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| 11 Nov | Canoeist rescued | A canoeist was rescued from the River Conwy, which was swollen by heavy rain. | Daily Post |
| 10 Nov | Canoeist saved from raging river | A canoeist is "lucky to be alive" after being rescued from a raging Snowdonia river swollen by torrential rain. | BBC NW Wales |
| 18 Oct | Plans to charge rescue services for emergency calls blasted by AMS | Welsh heritage minister Alun Ffred Jones yesterday blasted plans by the communications watchdog Ofcom to charge some emergency rescue services to use two-way radio systems. | Daily Post |
| 18 Oct | Man hurt in mountain fall | A North Wales man had to be rescued after falling on one of the nation’s highest mountains yesterday. | Wales Online |
| 14 Oct | Ogwen Valley mountain rescuers aid seven | Ogwen Valley mountain rescuers rescued a man who had fallen several feet onto a ledge. | Daily Post |
| 10 Oct | Rescuer is left stranded himself | A good Samaritan who went to the aid of a woman lost on the mountain had to be rescued himself when darkness fell. | Daily Post |
| 30 Sep | Injured climber rescued by RAF in Snowdonia | An RAF helicopter rescue crew braved bad weather to airlift an injured woman climber from a Snowdonia mountain last night. | Daily Post |
| 30 Sep | Family’s tribute to Conwy Valley teen | The family of Ashlie Duffy found dead at a Conwy valley beauty spot have paid an emotional tribute to the “much loved” teenager. | Daily Post |
| 29 Sep | Tributes to Ashley Duffy | Tributes were last night paid to a teenager found dead at a beauty spot. | Daily Post |
| 26 Sep | Mystery death of teenager in North Wales | Mystery surrounds the death of a 19-year-old man found face down in a rock pool at a beauty spot. | Daily Post |
| 25 Sep | Accidental Heroes - TV Program | A rescue undertaken by the team was featured on BBC1's program Accidental Heroes although no mention of the team was made in either the program or credits. | BBC iPlayer |
| 25 Sep | Body found in North Wales | The body of a man was found yesterday in a river in Trefriw. | Daily Post |
| 25 Sep | Man's body found in river at Trefriw | The body of a man was found in a river in Trefriw last night (Wednesday). | North Wales Weekly News |
| 25 Sep | Man survives 80ft fall off Tryfan | A climber had a “lucky escape” yesterday after slipping on wet rock and plunging 80ft down a rocky gully on a Snowdonia peak. | Daily Post |
| 17 Sep | Girl hurt in woods fall | A 14-year-old girl who fell while out walking her dog in dense woodland with a friend was rescued yesterday after the friend ran to get help. | Daily Post |
| 12 Sep | Three led to safety from peaks | Mountain rescuers in Snowdonia led three people to safety in two separate incidents yesterday. | Daily Post |
| 01 Sep | Family’s mountaintop ordeal | A family of four got lost on a Snowdonia mountain top for 10 hours, triggering a huge rescue operation. | Daily Post |
| 25 Aug | Pair safe after Tryfan ordeal | A man and his teenage son were led to safety from Tryfan by a member of the public yesterday. | Grough |
| 25 Aug | Climber is airlifted from Tryfan with knee injury | A 51-year-old man twisted his knee on a North Wales mountain yesterday and had to be airlifted to hospital. | Daily Post |
| 14 Aug | Father and son rescued from Tryfan | A father and son were rescued off the side of a cliff in Snowdonia by using a mobile phone to raise the alarm after getting stuck in the dark. | Daily Post |
| 08 Aug | Walker found on Tryfan named | Tributes have been paid to a walker who died after falling from a Snowdonia mountainside. | Daily Post |
| 06 Aug | Plunge walker's inquest opened | The inquest into the death of a 58-year-old Rochdale man believed to have fallen between 200ft and 300ft while walking on a mountain has been opened and adjourned. | Chester Evening Leader |
| 05 Aug | Camper found dead
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Police yesterday were trying to confirm the identity of a man found dead on a Snowdonia mountainside. | Times Online |
| 04 Aug | Tragic Snowdonia camper may have fallen hundreds of feet | The body of a missing hill walker who may have fallen hundreds of feet has been recovered from a treacherous mountain in Snowdonia. | North Wales Chronicle |
| 04 Aug | Body of walker found by rescuers | A rescue team looking for a missing walker has recovered a body from a mountain gulley in Snowdonia. | BBC NW Wales |
| 04 Aug | Fuel bills blow to North Wales 999 services | Emergency services in North Wales are facing increased costs because fuel prices have risen so dramatically. | Daily Post |
| 04 Aug | Rochdale walker found dead in Snowdonia | The body of a Rochdale man missing for nearly a week was recovered from a gully on a steep mountainside in Snowdonia yesterday (Sunday 3 August). | Rochdale Online |
| 04 Aug | Body of walker found on Tryfan | The body of a walker missing for nearly a week was recovered from a gully on a steep Snowdonia mountainside yesterday. | Daily Post |
| 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] |
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| 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 |
