Team Members Pages | Lost & Found | MREW | NWMRA | UK-SAR
| Callouts |
37 | People | 49+Dog | |
| Date | Location | Number | Activity | Injury / Notes |
| 03/08 | Tryfan East Face | 1M | Walker | 08:30 Continuation of missing person search from 28/07/08. On the evening of 2 nd August a member of the public discovered a rucksack on the Heather terrace at the base of North Gully. Its contents were broken and it contained a mobile phone. It was given to NWP who later confirmed it belonged to the missing person. Team members started searching the surrounding area early the next morning, working in very exposed dangerous terrain. Several other personal items were discovered above the rucksack. Assistance was also provided by NWP helicopter and 22 Squadron. After 5 hrs, a body was located approximately 200m below the Heather Terrace in the direct fall-line from North Gully. The Fatal Incident Protocol was carried out, then the body was carried down from the mountainside and taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd for identification. 18:30 |
| 28/08 | 19:00 The owners of Gwern Gof Isaf had reported to NWP that the owner of a motorcycle and tent located at their campsite had not been seen for several days and had only paid until Thurs July 24 th. The Team were asked to search the tent and motorcycle for any clues as to the whereabouts of its owner. Normal camping kit was found but no obvious route intentions. The Police had already contacted a family member who was concerned that the missing person had depressive tendencies. No further action to be taken at this stage until the Police have checked the home address of the missing person and carried out further investigations. 20:00 |
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| 28/08 | Moel Siabod | 1F | Walking | 14:00 The casualty and her daughter were walking uphill on Moel Siabod when she suddenly experienced severe pain in her big toe (no trauma sustained). She felt unable to walk any further and called for help. Unfortunately her map reading was poor, and the grid reference she gave had the Team member sent to round her up climbing over the ridge of Siabod from the north and then descending steep ground to Llyn y Foel where she was located. Having waited so long she had now decided that she could walk. She was given pain relief and some walking poles and managed to walk to the Landrover at the head of the track. She was taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd and left in the hands of a GP. 19:00 |
| 23/08 | Silver Fountain on A5 | 1M | Motorcyclist | 16:45 |
| 22/07 | Moel Faban | 1M | Walker |
10:05 The casualty was a fit hill walker who met with a group of friends every Tuesday to go walking in the hills. The intended route this day was to walk up to Drosgl, Bera Bach, Garnedd Ugain then return down the Afon Wen. Unfortunately, the group had only got as far as Moel Faban when he suddenly collapsed without warning. His friends called for assistance and then proceeded to perform CPR for 45 minutes until the first rescue team member was on scene. Three MRT members individually assessed the casualty for signs of life but found none. At this stage CPR was stopped. 22 Squadron airlifted the casualty to Ysbyty Gwynedd where it was confirmed that he had passed away. The rest of the party were escorted from the hillside by MRT members. 11:45 |
| 21/07 | Tryfan | 1M | Scrambler |
15:80 The casualty, who was in an organised party, slipped and took a tumbling fall down the path on the South Ridge of Tryfan, in the process injuring his hand, shoulder, ribs and head. One party leader descended with the remainder of the group, and the second party leader remained with the casualty until 22 sqn arrived. The winchman asked for assistance to move the casualty so 3 MRT members were flown to the cas site. The casualty was then flown to Ysbyty Gwynedd for treatment. 18:00 |
| 17/07 | Melin y Coed | 1M | Missing person |
11:40 The missing person was last seen on Monday 14th July 2008. A resident of Melin y Coed noticed that his van had been parked for 3 days in the same place on a country lane just outside the village. On trying to contact the owner, the informant discovered that the missing person had not been home for 3 days. SARDA were initially called to search the woodland close to the vehicle, and a body was quickly located. OVMRO team members were called to carry out the extrication of the body from a wooded gorge to the roadside. 15:05 |
| 20/06 | Dolwyddelan / A5 | - | Missing |
07:30 Continuation of yesterday's search. 18:30 |
| 19/06 | Dolwyddelan / A5 | 1M | Missing person |
17:00 The missing person was last seen on Monday 16th June getting onto a train from Dolwyddelan at midday. Further sightings the same day in Betws and walking along the A5 near Capel Curig were later confirmed. He was reported missing by his family on Thurs 19th June. NWP searched his home address and it was evident that he had not returned home at any point. The Team searched the area surrounding his home on Friday evening, and then several MRTS were deployed on Saturday to search his possible route along the A5. No sign of the missing person was found, so the search was called off awaiting further instructions from NWP. 23:00 |
| 06/06 | Below Llyn Geirionydd | 1F | Gorge walking |
16:15 This 10yr old girl was with a school group, staying at a local centre, who were exploring the gorge below Llyn Geirionydd. At some point she entered a horizontal mine shaft and wandered into the darkness. She did not see the vertical shaft in the floor until she fell approximately 8m into it. The group organisers decided it would be best to seek expert help in case she was injured, so sent one leader to a phonebox to summon help. This is one of the few places in this area with no mobile phone signal. The Team and Helimed attended the scene and worked together to extract the girl, on a spinal stretcher, and then she was flown to Ysbyty Gwynedd for a check up. 18:30 |
| 06/06 | Colwyn Bay Area | 1F | Missing from home | 20:00 The Team were called to assist SARDA and NEWSAR search for a person missing from home, in the Colwyn Bay area. She was thought to be vulnerable and had been missing since the previous evening. Several Team members had just been deployed when the missing person was located in a house, safe and well 21:00 |
| 17/05 | Walking | 1F/1M | Walking | 16:20 |
| 13/05 | Bristly Ridge | 1F | Scrambling | 13:20 This well-equipped group of three were nearing the top of Bristly Ridge when the casualty had a tumbling fall of about 7m, sustaining possible hand and head injuries. The winchman was lowered to the casualty, then 22 squadron flew 3 Team members to the top of the ridge to help evacuate the other 2 members of the party. The casualty was flown to Ysbyty Gwynedd for treatment, and her friends were brought to Base. 16:20 |
| 12/05 | Llyn Idwal | 1M | Walking | 18:30 Two friends were at Llyn Idwal. It is reported that one of them started vomiting blood after consuming beer and then swimming in the lake. His friend ran down to the Brewshack to call for help, resulting in a NW Ambulance and OVMRO being alerted. In the meantime, the casualty managed to walk down to the carpark. When the Team Leader arrived the casualty was being attended to by the ambulance crew, therefore the Team call-out was cancelled. 18:50 |
| 10/05 | Llyn Crafnant Area | 1F/1M | Walking | 18:40 A party of two plus dog set off from Llyn Crafnant area to walk to Creigiau Gleision. After walking for 7 ½ hrs they arrived at some flat ground before steep ground leading down to the lake. At this point they felt unable to continue despite good visibility and use of a GPS to provide an accurate location. A small group of Team members made their way to the location and walked down with the casualties to Llyn Crafnant. 21:00 |
| 04/05 | Milestone Area | 1M/1F | Walking | 19:45 Father and daughter set off to climb the North ridge of Tryfan at about 13:30. They turned round just below the summit and tried to retrace their steps down the ridge. Unfortunately they drifted towards the Milestone Buttress and became trapped in a steep gully. They felt unable to go back up so called 999 for help. A small party were despatched to their location and they were short roped up a short way before returning down the normal path. A very easy job for the Team as it was so close to the road. Chinese whispers slightly complicated the rescue when the hill party were suddenly informed the father had a leg injury. This was never the case, just poor communication from a passer by 21:28 21:45 |
| 02/05 | Dulyn | 1 | Walking | 16:05 The party of four were descending a grassy slope when the casualty slipped and sustained an ankle injury. He felt unable to continue the walk so called 999 for assistance. A small party of Team members drove up to Menynllyn, then walked the short distance to the casualty. His ankle was splinted, then he was evacuated to the Team Landrover by stretcher. Back at the road he was transferred to Ambulance for transfer to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd. 19:00 |
| 27/04 | Bangor | 1 | Missing | 10:29 The missing person was last seen leaving Ysbyty Gwynedd, where she was a patient, at 08:00. It was felt that she was vunerable, therefore a missing person search was instigated. A Search Control was set up at Ysbyty Gwynedd and troops were just being deployed when information was received that she had been discovered on a Rochdale train station.. 13:57 |
| 26/04 | Tryfan | 1 | Scrambling | 10:01 The party of friends were scrambling up the upper part of the North Ridge when the casualty took a tumbling fall of approximately 25metres. His friends immediately called 999 and both the Team, RAF Valley MRT and 22 squadron were deployed due to the possibility of serious injury. Flying conditions were atrocious with strong gusting winds over the ridge and intermittent cloud cover. Despite their best efforts, 22 Sqn had to land the winchman some way below the incident site. He persuaded a passer-by to carry his bag(!) and reached the casualty about 25 minutes before the Team. Due to the weather conditions the casualty had to be carried and lowered a long way down the N Ridge before 22 Sqn could safely winch him aboard and transfer to Ysbyty Gwynedd. The rest of the party were escorted from the hill by Team members. 17:29 |
| 06/04 | S. End Cwm Idwal | 1F | Walking | 11:55 The casualty was taking part in a practice walk in preparation for a sponsored walk later in the year. The group of 16 were descending the rough ground at the south end of Llyn Idwal when she slipped on snow/wet grass. Her ankle injury prevented her continuing the walk so the group leader called for assistance. As a large proportion of the Team were involved in a major exercise on the East Face of Tryfan, two Team members were sent from Base as a hasty party and 22 Sqn were requested. A joint effort saw the casualty quickly located, treated and flown to Ysbyty Gwynedd. The remainder of the group walked down with Team members. 13:55 |
| 30/03 | West face Tryfan | 1F | Scrambling | 15:10 The casualty started up the North Ridge of Tryfan at 09:30, however on reaching the North Tower she became unsure of the route. She strayed on to the West Face and then became stuck due to lack of confidence and lack of knowledge of the area. A small group of Team members went to her assistance and walked her back down to Base. 17:50 |
| 17/03 | Bochlwyd path | 1M | Walking | 15:20 A party of 5 friends were descending the Bochlwyd path, after a day out on Tryfan and Glyder Fach, when the leader lost the path for a few metres. During this minor diversion he tripped, fell about 6 ft and banged his head on a rock resulting in an impressive scalp laceration and skin flap. Other members of the party called for help and bandaged the wound. Members of several agencies close-by went to their assistance (OVMRO, LLMRT, SNP, CCW) and 22 Squadron arrived on scene at the same time. The casualty was then flown to Ysbyty Gwynedd for treatment. 16:50 |
| 16/03 | Aber Falls Area | 1M | Walking | 15:30 The casualty slipped on the footpath sustaining an ankle injury and he was unable to continue the walk. A passer-by carried on until a phone signal was found then called 999. Unfortunately the description of the casualty location was not clear. 22 sqn diverted from the previous job to search for this casualty. On the second attempt he was located, winched and taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd. Several Team members had also started a search from Aber car park but were recalled when the helo confirmed they had evacuated the casualty. 17:30 |
| 16/03 | Glyder Fach | 1F | Scrambling | 13:00 The party of 2 plus dog set off to scramble up Main Gully on Glyder Fach. After approx 30 metres, the casualty became stuck and was unable to ascend or descend. Her husband managed to extricate himself and the dog back to the bottom of the gully and called for help. 22 Sqn were training in the area and went to investigate but could not get close enough to winch due to strong down drafts. They picked up 2 Team members from Base and dropped them close to the bottom of the gully. As the Team members arrived at the casualty site two mountain instructors had also just arrived to offer their help. A combined effort resulted in the casualty being lowered to the bottom of the gully and walked down the scree slope. 22 Sqn had just arrived to pick everyone up when they were called to another job close to Aber Falls. The casualty and team walked back to the road and returned to Base. 16:30 |
| 11/03 | Snowdon | 1M | Fatal | 15:00 The Team were called to assist Llanberis MRT in a body recovery from Bwlch Glas on Snowdon. The body was carried down to the waiting ambulance in atrocious weather conditions. 20:00 |
| 08/03 | Dolgarrog Gorge | ? | Canyoning | 16:30 A member of the public reported that a group had checked in at the power station to access the gorge. The weather was very poor and the power station was using pumps to stop the gates on the dam at the top from tipping and flooding the gorge. If the pumps had stopped they estimated 20-30 mins before the gates opened. A short while after entering the gorge from the bottom the party walked out with little concern for the danger they were in. 17:09 |
| 08/03 | Snowdon | 2 | Scrambling | 14:54 Llanberis team requested support to assist two people of Cryb Goch. One had head and arm injuries. Whilst our troops were making thier way to Llanberis 22 Sqdn. managed to reach the casualties and recover them with the assistance of the Llanberis team. 15:11 |
| 07/03 | Idwal Slabs | 0 | None | 18:15 Report of shouts for help. One team member walked up and nothing found. Probably goats. 19:44 |
| 16/02 | Idwal Slabs | 3M | Cragfast | 18:41 Whilst clearing up from the last callout we received a call for three cragfast climbers on Idwal slabs. They were contacted by mobile 'phone and explained they were approximately 2/3rds of the way up the slabs and it had gone dark. This was one of their first trips climbing in the outdoors, their previous experience being wall based climbing. A team member climbed up to them and they were recovered to terra firma. A cold night with ice on the Idwal Path. 22:26 |
| 16/02 | Pen yr Ole Wen area | 2M | Walking | 16:30 The team received a 'phone call from a walker on Pen yr Ole Wen who had lost contact with his friend, an Alzheimer sufferer, whilst descending of the summit towards Ogwen. His friend had been in front of him. Team members were deployed to meet the informant whilst a small party were flown towards the summit. During the flight, the team received a 'phone call saying the missing person was at Llanberis Youth Hostel! He was quickly located at Idwal Youth hostel and had made his own way down unaided. The hill party and informant were recovered by aircraft to Oggi base, A good call on the informant part as light was failing. 17:54 |
| 10/02 | Bochlwyd Path | 1F | Walking | 16:15 The casualty was descending the path from Cwm Bochlwyd to the car park when she slipped and took a tumbling fall of about 10 metres. During the fall she sustained an ankle injury which prevented her from walking. Some passers by called for help and made her comfortable. Four Team members who were at Oggie Base went to her assistance, arriving on scene at the same time as the winchman from 22 Squadron. The helicopter had been diverted from a training flight near Aber. Treatment was given and then the casualty was flown to Oggie base as Bangor was in fog. The MRT members were flown to Base, the casualty was taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd by Land Rover Ambulance and 22 Squadron were diverted to Liverpool airport for the night as they were unable to return to Valley due to the fog. 19:00 |
| 06/02 | Tryfan, North Ridge | 1M + Dog |
Scrambling | 12:30 The casualty’s intention was to ascend the Heather Terrace, but he somehow strayed on to the North Ridge. He found his way on to the Eastern Traverse but then took a short fall (6-8ft) into a gully. He was uninjured but had lost his confidence to go up or down, so he called 999. There was a long delay, approx 1 ½ hrs before the Team were contacted by NWP. 22 Squadron were able to assist by locating the casualty and carrying out a quick snatch of casualty and his dog. They were returned to Base and warmed up with a hot shower, tea, chocolate and a few dog biscuits. 14:00 |
| 02/02 | Tryfan, North Ridge | 4 | Scrambling | 14:35 The four friends tried to ascend the North Ridge of Tryfan with inadequate clothing, equipment or knowledge of the route. They called for help somewhere close to the Cannon Rock. Team members were despatched to the road below the ridge to locate the party with binoculars, then to guide them down with directions over a mobile phone. Two Team members walked up to Piccadilly Circus to escort them back to Base for some friendly advice by the duty Team Leader. 17:00 |
| 14/01 | Holyhead | 1M | Missing | 14:45 The casualty was reported as a Missing Person, last seen at Ysbyty Gwynedd at 10:34 on CCTV. The Team were called to assist SARDA. Casualty was found safe and well at Holyhead at 18:27. 18:30 |
| 12/01 | Crib Goch | 5 | Standby | 22:50 One of the Team Leaders was asked by Llanberis MRT to put OVMRO on stand-by for possible assistance with the evacuation of 5 casualties from Crib Goch. It soon became apparent that further help would not be required, so the Team received a stand down message. 00:10 |
| 11/01 | Y Garn | 1M | Walking | ??:?? Search for overdue 66 year old walker ??:?? |
| 06/01 | Wales | 1M | Walking | ??:??
Standby for overdue walker who had reported he was "Near Wales, Snowdonia" and had not returned home when expected. He 'phoned home in the afternoon and explained his mobile
had not had a signal. ??:?? |
