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| No. | Details | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 54 |
25 May 2013 13:35 to 25 May 2013 15:20 Llyn Crafnant 1 person: Walking 18 members attended |
60 year old female with possible heat exhaustion More details to follow... |
| 53 |
23 May 2013 19:35 to 23 May 2013 21:25 Llyn Anafon 1 person: Hill walking 8 members attended |
A group of college students were taking part in an expedition when a female student injured her knee on the slopes of Foel Fras. She managed to walk with assistance back to their camp at Llyn Anafon before the staff decided to call for help. It was a straightforward rescue as it was possible to drive a 4x4 to her location and then drive her to the local hospital for further assessment. |
| 52 |
22 May 2013 22:00 to 22 May 2013 23:00 Moel Siabod 2 members attended |
Possible shouts for help from Moel Siabod were reported to NWP. When a Team Leader spoke to the informant he agreed that it was probably sheep/goats. No action taken. |
| 51 |
21 May 2013 20:45 to 21 May 2013 21:45 Llyn Anafon 2 people: Walking 6 members attended |
A Party of two called for help from the Llyn Anafon area as they were reluctant to walk out even though there was over an hour of daylight remaining. Luckily the Air Support Unit from NWP was available and dropped an officer at their location with a torch who then walked them back to the road. No Ogwen members were deployed. |
| 50 |
19 May 2013 15:20 to 19 May 2013 18:00 Milestone descent route 1 person: Hill walking 20 members attended |
A 60 year old male climber twisted his ankle on the descent route from the Milestone Buttress. He was unable to walk so a passer-by called for assistance. The Team were quickly on scene, treated the injury and then evacuated him to the road by stretcher. He decided to go the hospital in his home town due to transport problems. |
| 49 |
19 May 2013 00:40 to 19 May 2013 02:00 LLanerchymedd 1 person: Missing person search 3 members attended |
A 13 year old boy left his home in the early evening following a family argument. When he had not returned by midnight his parents requested help from NWP. OVMRO and SARDA were tasked and were preparing for a search at first light when the boy was found safe and well. No further action was required. |
| 48 |
12 May 2013 10:00 to 12 May 2013 11:30 Ganllwyd, Coed y Brenin Search 11 members attended |
The Team were asked to assist with a search for a possible missing person after an abandoned car was found in forestry near Ganllwyd. Shortly afterwards NWP confirmed that the car had been stolen so no action was needed. |
| 47 |
27 Apr 2013 11:10 to 27 Apr 2013 11:45 Oggie Base 1 person: First aid requested 4 members attended |
A female runner slipped on the hillside close to Oggie Base and injured her wrist. She walked in to Base and asked for first aid assistance. Her wrist was splinted, pain relief given and then she was advised to attend the local hospital for further treatment. |
| 46 |
16 Apr 2013 16:20 to 16 Apr 2013 20:00 West face Tryfan 2 people: Scrambling 17 members attended |
A couple scrambled up the North Ridge of Tryfan as far as the North Tower area and then realised they were not able to go any further up. At this point they then decided to descend by the West Face and inevitably became stuck above V cleft. The first hill party had just reached them when 22 Squadron also arrived on scene and winched them to safety. |
| 45 |
12 Apr 2013 11:30 to 12 Apr 2013 15:00 Ffynnon Llugwy area 2 people: Hillwalking 9 members attended |
Two male walkers, who were generally well equipped but lacking crampons or ice axes, became stuck in the snowy conditions on the zig zag path above Ffynnon Llugwy. They felt unable to go up or down so asked for help. Three team members walked up to the location and used short ropes to assist the walkers down to a safer area where they could then walk down to the Team vehicle. |
| 44 |
12 Apr 2013 00:05 to 12 Apr 2013 10:30 Ysbyty Ifan 6 people: D of E expedition 1 member attended |
A party of 6 D of E students were reported overdue at their campsite by more than 4 hours. Their supervisor was happy that they were well equipped and in no danger, and that they had probably lost their way and camped out for the night. The decision was made for the D of E staff to search for them in the morning, but the NWP helicopter and South Snowdonia team were also put on stand-by. They were found safe and well by their staff by morning, so no action required by the Team. |
| 43 |
6 Apr 2013 18:00 to 6 Apr 2013 19:00 Bochlwyd Buttress area Rucksack recovery 8 members attended |
A member of the public reported finding a rucksack in the Bochlwyd Buttress area. This was recovered to Oggie Base as information had already been received from its owner. |
| 42 |
31 Mar 2013 12:30 to 31 Mar 2013 15:30 Glyder Fawr 1 person: Winter hill walking 20 members attended |
Male with leg injury. No further information available. |
| 41 |
29 Mar 2013 14:40 to 29 Mar 2013 16:00 Senior's Ridge 1 person: Winter hillwalking 20 members attended |
A male walker was seen to fall over 300ft from the Senior's Ridge area into Cwm Cneifion. The Team were called by a witness high up on the mountain and 22 squadron were immediately asked to assist. They were able to fly directly to the man, winch him aboard and he was in hospital within an hour of the emergency call. Sadly, he did not survive. |
| 40 |
29 Mar 2013 14:30 to 29 Mar 2013 17:00 Crib Lem 2 people: Winter hill walking 20 members attended |
Two walkers decided to follow a guide book route which would take them up Crib Lem and across the Carneddau. Although reasonably well-quipped they did not have adequate equipment for the challenging scramble route which was covered in snow and ice. They eventually had to call for help as they could no longer proceed up or down the mountain without the strong possibility of falling. They had to wait a couple of hours for a helicopter rescue because a far more urgent call for help was received within a few minutes of their call. They were flown to Oggie Base to warm up and for a debrief. |
| 39 |
25 Mar 2013 18:00 to 25 Mar 2013 20:30 Llyn Crafnant 1 person: Snow event 18 members attended |
A motorist had attempted to drive up to Llyn Crafnant but could find nowhere to turn round before he encountered ice on the road. He became completely stuck at the far end of the lake and rang for MR assistance. Two team members went to his aid with snow chains for his car, and they escorted him back to the valley. |
| 38 |
25 Mar 2013 15:40 to 25 Mar 2013 17:20 North Ridge Tryfan 3 people: Hill walking 17 members attended |
Three males, with full winter equipment, set out early to climb the North Ridge of Tryfan. However, the snow conditions and the inexperience of 2 of the group meant that they were very slow. By late afternoon they were just above the Canon Rock and were lacking confidence to retrace their steps back down the ridge. A Team gathered at Base but luckily 22 Squadron were in the area having just carried out a rescue on Snowdon. The heli was able to winch the males aboard and drop them at Oggie Base saving Team members a lot of timeand effort. |
| 37 |
24 Mar 2013 16:40 to 24 Mar 2013 17:20 Glan Conwy 1 person: Sledging 11 members attended |
The Team were asked to assist Helimed with a female suffering chest injuries after a sledging accident. Roads in that area were not passable by the ambulance due to the snowdrifts. A Team vehicle was on route but then stood down as Helimed had managed to walk the female to the aircraft. |
| 36 |
24 Mar 2013 12:00 to 24 Mar 2013 17:00 Llanrwst Snow event 5 members attended |
A team vehicle plus team members was put on stand-by at Llanrwst to assist with the snow event in North East Wales. No deployment made. |
| 35 |
23 Mar 2013 18:00 to 24 Mar 2013 23:30 North East wales 8 people: Snow event 16 members attended |
The Team were on stand-by for the entire day for incidents arising from the adverse snow conditions. An RTC near Capel Curig was attended and a welfare check on occupants of a remote house was carried out. |
| 34 |
22 Mar 2013 12:50 to 23 Mar 2013 06:00 North East wales 7 people: Recovery of trapped motorists 18 members attended |
The Team were asked to assist with multiple events across North Wales associated with the adverse weather conditions. The 2 main jobs were rescuing motorists from their cars on minor roads which had become stuck due to the snow. |
| 33 |
21 Mar 2013 12:00 to 21 Mar 2013 12:30 Snowdon 2 people: Hill walking 10 members attended |
The Team were put on stand-by to assist Llanberis MRT with a multiple casualty incident on Snowdon. Shortly afterwards there was a stand down message as 22 Squadron had managed to locate and evacuate the casualties. |
| 32 |
13 Mar 2013 01:50 to 13 Mar 2013 07:30 Glyder Fawr 2 people: Climbing 3 members attended |
Two female climbers set out to climb Faith on the Idwal Slabs rather late in the day. They reached the top in darkness but were unable to locate the descent route so continued up trying to find a safe way down. At 2am they called NWP asking for advice but stated they were very well equipped and uninjured. Unfortunately, the Team Leader could make no contact with them so decided to wait for them to call back to discuss their possible location. At 05:15 they called NWP again as one of them was now possibly suffering from hypothermia. 22 Squadron were requested and a small team gathered at Oggie Base. The heli was able to locate the climbers on the summit of Glyder Fawr and brought one to Base and flew the other to the hospital for a check-up. |
| 31 |
9 Mar 2013 12:05 to 9 Mar 2013 14:40 Hendre Hall area 1 person: Body recovery 16 members attended |
The Team were asked to carry out a body recovery for NWP. A small party went to the scene, close to Hendre Hall, recovered the body and transported him to Ysbyty Gwynedd. |
| 30 |
8 Mar 2013 18:30 to 9 Mar 2013 06:00 Pen yr Ole Wen 1 person: Hill walking 12 members attended |
A lone male walker started in Llanfairfechan and intended to walk over to Ogwen. At some point after reaching the summit of Carnedd Dafydd he made a serious navigational error which took him onto the Braich Ty Du face. He descended a steep gully towards the road until he got stuck and daylight ran out. The search for and evacuation of this walker took over 10 hours due to the extremely hazardous nature of the terrain and poor information about location. Lack of a torch also made it more difficult to locate the man. 22 Squadron attempted to assist but intermittent cloud cover prevented them reaching the casualty. |
| 29 |
5 Mar 2013 14:50 to 5 Mar 2013 15:50 Pen yr Ole Wen 1 person: Hill walking 2 members attended |
Ovedue walker. No information available. |
| 28 |
4 Mar 2013 18:55 to 4 Mar 2013 20:20 Foel Fras / Drum 1 person: Hill walking 17 members attended |
A solo female walker slipped and injured her foot whilst traversing from Foel Fras to Drum after a day out on the Carneddau. She phoned her husband who then alerted the Team via the Police. As 22 Squadron were already assisting with the previous incident, they were tasked to locate the walker and fly her to hospital if possible. They were able to do so which meant that no Team members had to be deployed on to the hill. |
| 27 |
4 Mar 2013 16:20 to 4 Mar 2013 19:40 Cwm Idwal 1 person: Hill walking 17 members attended |
A female walker slipped whilst on the upper path around Llyn Idwal and sprained her ankle. A passer-by offered to go to the road to ring for help whilst the walker and her husband tried to continue down. Several hill parties made their way to the location, splinted her ankle and prepared her for a stretcher carry out, however 22 Squadron arrived on scene and were able to winch her aboard for a short flight to the hospital. The couple had made a good effort to get themselves down the mountain. |
| 26 |
25 Feb 2013 21:15 to 26 Feb 2013 04:00 Glyderau 2 people: Hill walking 13 members attended |
Two walkers were reported several hours overdue from a walk on the Glyderau. Unfortunately, the informant was in Surrey and had very limited information of their intended route. A search involving Ogwen MRT, SARDA, RAF Valley MRT and 22 Squadron resulted in a find by a SARDA dog. The walkers were uninjured and had been sheltering in a bivvy bag near Llyn y Cwn after they had run out of daylight to find the safe descent down the Devil's Kitchen Path. 22 Squadron managed to pick them up and fly them to Oggie Base whilst Team members walked off. |
| 25 |
23 Feb 2013 11:50 to 23 Feb 2013 14:05 Ffynnon Lloer 1 person: Hill walking 12 members attended |
A female walker suffered a knee injury when she slipped on ice whilst walking in the Ffynnon Lloer area. Two team members were deployed to the area and luckily 22 Squadron were airborne and training in the area so were also tasked. The female was flown to Ysbyty Gwynedd for treatment. |
| 24 |
20 Feb 2013 15:20 to 20 Feb 2013 17:35 Forestry south of Moel Siabod 3 people: Hill walking 4 members attended |
A party of three left their car at Capel Curig and climbed up Moel Siabod. They then wanted to descend using a different route but were in cloud and became disoriented. They made their way down into a forest area and followed various forest tracks before ringing the police for advice. Whilst in discussion with a team leader they came across a building and were able to orient themselves. No action required. |
| 23 |
19 Feb 2013 18:40 to 19 Feb 2013 23:45 Llyn Crafnant forestry 4 people: Walking 20 members attended |
A party of two adults and two children went for an early evening walk around Llyn Crafnant. During the walk they decided to ascend the hill to the south east via a marked footpath; on descending down the other side they came to Llyn Geirionydd and took a footpath north to the monument.They then followed a footpath marked Llyn Crafnant but took a short cut in the direction towards where their car was parked. On doing this they followed a fence line which led them on to steeper and steeper ground eventually ending up on the edge of a disused quarry. Darkness fell and realising their predicament without torches they dialled 999 and requested help. A small hill party located them and assisted them to safety. |
| 22 |
16 Feb 2013 15:20 to 16 Feb 2013 17:40 Glyder Fawr 2 people: Hill walking 4 members attended |
The group were descending from the summit of Glyder Fawr and became disoriented in the cloud so called 999 for assistance. Within a short period of time, another party encountered them and it was agreed that they would all go down to Llyn Y Cwn and then descend to Nant Peris. Eventually, they all arrived safe and well at Nant Peris where members of the other group offered to transport the lost people back to the Ogwen Valley. No action taken. |
| 21 |
15 Feb 2013 14:20 to 15 Feb 2013 15:30 Creigiau Gelli 1 person: Hillwalking 12 members attended |
A lone male walker suffered an ankle injury on his descent down the Gelli ridge to Capel Curig. Two passing hill walkers offered to stay with him, and a small hill party was deployed. His injury was treated by a Team Paramedic and then he was carried down to a waiting ambulance. |
| 20 |
11 Feb 2013 08:00 to 11 Feb 2013 12:00 Cairngorms 5 people: Search 7 members attended |
OVMRO Team members, who were winter training in the area, were asked to take part in a search for 5 climbers who had been missing overnight.The climbers were eventually located by an RAF SAR helicopter and the Team were stood down. |
| 19 |
9 Feb 2013 15:15 to 9 Feb 2013 15:45 Glyderau 2 people: Hill walking 10 members attended |
A party of three walkers had split up at the bottom of Bristly Ridge with one climbing the ridge and his 2 friends taking the screes as an easier option. On the summit the lone male waited for his friends for a while and then became concerned for their safety as he was the experienced member of the group. He descended to Llyn Caseg Ffraith and down Cwm Tryfan and reported his concern to a SNP warden. He was brought to Base to gather details and the Team were just about to deploy hill parties when his friends arrived safely back at the road. No action taken. |
| 18 |
6 Feb 2013 18:20 to 6 Feb 2013 21:30 Afon Ddu gorge 1 person: Gorge walking 21 members attended |
A 15 year old female was gorge walking with a group when she hurt her knee and felt unable to go up or down. With the help of her instructors, the hasty party managed to get her out of the water and on to the river bank. Then a stretcher party were able to take her the short distance back to the road and the centre minibus. She was advised to go back to the centre to warm up and then seek medical advice if thought necessary. |
| 17 |
5 Feb 2013 08:05 to 5 Feb 2013 10:15 Great Orme, Llandudno 1 person: Missing person search 2 members attended |
The Team were put on stand-by to assist SARDA with a search for a missing person believed to be on the Great Orme. A SARDA dog found the missing person before the Team deployed and he was airlifted by 22 Squadron to hospital. Sadly, the man had died. |
| 16 |
29 Jan 2013 16:40 to 29 Jan 2013 21:30 Glyder Fach summit 3 people: Hillwalking 13 members attended |
Three well equipped walkers were traversing the summit area of Glyder Fach as darkness fell and they became disoriented in the atrocious weather conditions. Although they were fairly certain of their location they lacked confidence to continue as they only had 2 very small torches with them. Team members walked up to the summit and assisted them back to Oggie Base. |
| 15 |
26 Jan 2013 14:30 to 26 Jan 2013 17:00 Cwm Cneifion 1 person: Ice climbing 26 members attended |
A female climber ascending Tower Gully took a 10m leader fall and injured her ankle. Her partner helped her abseil back down the gully but she was unable to walk out so the Team were called. Due to the winter conditions and time of day 22 Squadron were asked to assist. Three Team members were also on the hill close to the incident so made their way to the site. A combined effort from the Team members and the winchman enabled the female to be packaged on a stretcher and moved a short distance to the aircraft for a short flight to hospital. A large back-up team had arrived at Oggie Base in case the heli was unable to carry out the rescue. |
| 14 |
25 Jan 2013 21:00 to 25 Jan 2013 21:40 Ffynnon Llugwy area Report of lights 1 member attended |
A member of the public driving through the Ogwen Valley reported seeing a red flare and torchlight on the north side of the road towards Ffynnon Llugwy. After discussion with a Team Leader, and considering the cloud base, it was decided that she had probably seen lights at Glan Llugwy farm. No action taken. |
| 13 |
22 Jan 2013 18:20 to 22 Jan 2013 23:00 North Ridge of Tryfan 2 people: Walking 16 members attended |
Three young men, who had been wild camping in Cwm Tryfan, set off late in the day to climb the North Ridge of Tryfan which was in full winter condition.They were poorly equipped, no ice axes or crampons and lightweight boots, and soon experienced problems in the area of the Canon rock.They split up with 2 trying to cross the West Face and 1 descending a gully and finally finding his way back to the tent. As darkness fell the remaining two retraced their steps to the Canon area and rang for help.Initial attempts to find them were hampered as they had no torches and very low battery life on their only phone.Two hill parties set out for the Canon and in the meantime the third person turned up at Oggie Base as he thought his friends might have reported him missing!The missing pair were located near the Canon, cold and wet but unharmed, and brought back to Oggie Base to warm up. They were then given a torch so that they could find their way back to their tent. |
| 12 |
22 Jan 2013 16:45 to 22 Jan 2013 17:45 Nant Ffrancon old road 1 person: Hill walking 4 members attended |
A male walker slipped near Bwlch y Brecan and injured his ankle. He managed to slowly walk down off the mountain, helped by his friend, but had to ask for assistance once he reached the old road close to Maes Caradog farm. A Team vehicle negotiated the snowy road and brought the casualty back to the A5 where he was transferred to an ambulance. A good effort. |
| 11 |
22 Jan 2013 15:20 to 22 Jan 2013 18:40 Devil's Kitchen 1 person: Ice climbing 13 members attended |
A male climber, on his third climb of the day, took a 5m leader fall and injured his lower leg. Luckily an ice screw prevented a longer fall with a possibility of more serious injury. Team members went to the scene and 22 Squadron were also asked to assist due to the time of day and location which would mean a lengthy stretcher carry in freezing conditions. A back-up party also set off. The heli was able to extract the climber as darkness fell for a short flight to hospital. Two Team members walked back up to the scene with the climber's companion to collect all the climbing equipment. |
| 10 |
21 Jan 2013 20:40 to 21 Jan 2013 21:05 Devils' Kitchen Report of flashing lights 1 member attended |
An ambulance crew reported seeing flashing lights in the vicinity of the Devil's Kitchen and were concerned that someone may need help. A Team Leader talked to the crew and it was agreed that the lights were probably climbers descending the mountain. No distress signal had been given. No action taken. |
| 9 |
21 Jan 2013 20:05 to 21 Jan 2013 20:55 Northern Carneddau Report of flares 2 members attended |
A MOP in Tregarth reported seeing several flares in the sky above the Northern Carneddau. Team members on both sides of the Carneddau (Bethesda and Conwy) observed the mountain for some time on a very clear night. No lights or distress signal was seen, so no action taken. This could have been Chinese lanterns judging by the description. Good intent. |
| 8 |
21 Jan 2013 14:50 to 21 Jan 2013 16:30 Nant Ffrancon 1 person: Vehicle incident 5 members attended |
The Team were asked to assist the occupants of a vehicle that had become stuck in snow on a minor road in the Nant Ffrancon. Several Team members moved the car to the side of the road, as it was damaged and could not be driven, and drove the occupants a short distance to another car that had arrived to take them home. |
| 7 |
12 Jan 2013 15:30 to 12 Jan 2013 17:40 West face Tryfan 2 people: Hill walking 13 members attended |
This pair of walkers set off up Tryfan with little knowledge of the area or paths. They were unable to complete the North Ridge and turned around back downhill. Unfortunately they wandered off the North Ridge path and into a steep, wet gully above very difficult ground. They phoned for help as they were unable to move up or down. MRT parties were dispatched to the area and were able to locate the pair. An RAF helicopter was then able to winch both people to safety and take them to Ogwen Base. It is interesting that this was the second such cragfast operation in the same gully within 3 weeks. |
| 6 |
6 Jan 2013 14:00 to 6 Jan 2013 17:20 Penmaenmawr quarry Dog walking 4 members attended |
A local man went out on his usual walk around the north west side of the quarries when at some point he suddenly realised that one of his dogs had gone missing. He presumed that she could have only gone over the edge of cliffs close by. The Team were called to retrieve the dog who had sadly died in the fall. |
| 5 |
4 Jan 2013 16:40 to 4 Jan 2013 22:40 South slopes of Glyder Fawr 2 people: Hill walking 13 members attended |
Two walkers were hoping to descend from Glyder Fawr to the Devil's Kitchen but became disorientated in cloud. Instead of walking north they strayed in a south easterly direction and ended up on steep ground in the upper bowl of Cwm Ffynnon. Members of OVMRO and LLanberis MRT were able to locate them using SARLOC and walked them back to the road. |
| 4 |
4 Jan 2013 16:15 to 4 Jan 2013 21:15 Llyn Caseg Ffraith 2 people: Hill walking 18 members attended |
Two walkers asked for assistance to descend from Llyn Caseg Ffraith to the A5. They had no injuries but the female lacked confidence to walk downhill. They had climbed to the summit of Glyder Fach via the Bristly Screes but turned back due to the weather and were unable to retreat by the same route. Although the Team Leader tried to persuade them to carry on walking, they decided to wait until members of the Team walked to their location. They were then able to walk back to the road with team members. |
| 3 |
4 Jan 2013 12:55 to 4 Jan 2013 13:45 Llyn Ogwen 1 person: Search. Missing from home 3 members attended |
The Team were asked to assist with a search for a vulnerable person whose car had been found close to Llyn Ogwen. Police officers located the missing person before the team were deployed. No action taken. |
| 2 |
3 Jan 2013 19:05 to 3 Jan 2013 19:45 Moel Siabod 1 person: Hill walking 2 members attended |
A walker reported his female companion overdue from a walk on Moel Siabod. She had overtaken him on the mountain several hours earlier and he had expected to find her at their car parked at Plas y Brenin. He phoned 999 as he was concerned for her safety. Luckily she was located at the Swallow Falls Hotel before the team were deployed. |
| 1 |
1 Jan 2013 16:35 to 1 Jan 2013 17:50 Idwal Slabs Climbing 1 member attended |
A member of the public reported that a group of climbers on the Idwal Slabs had not moved for more than 2 hrs and he was concerned for their safety as darkness fell. When a Team Leader went to investigate he met up with members of another MRT who had been training on the Idwals Slabs and therefore had been in one place for quite a while. No further reports for help so incident closed. |
There have been 54 incidents involving 89 people so far this year.
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