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A call was received from NWP requesting assistance for an ambulance crew attending a cardiac arrest above Dolwyddelan, the casualty was a 15 minute walk up a dirt track. Local team members attended directly whilst further members attended base to pick up off-road vehicles. Before TM's had deployed from base the Coastguard Helicopter R936 was tasked and able to lift the casualty directly to hospital.

Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation

Oggie base in the Ogwen Valley

Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation (OVMRO), or Sefydliad Achub Mynydd Dyffryn Ogwen as we are known in the native Welsh language, is a voluntary mountain rescue team responding to incidents in the mountains and valleys surrounding the Ogwen Valley, Glyderau, and Carneddau mountain ranges and surrounding area in northern Snowdonia. We are on-call 24 hours a day, throughout the year.

Team performing a technical rescue exercise

Our team is made up entirely of volunteers who have a wide variety of day jobs. Team members are all mountaineers with vast local knowledge and first aid training. Many have expertise in casualty care, advanced first aid, emergency driving, and water rescue.

Fundraising events in the local community

We are all proud of the voluntary tradition of the mountain search and rescue service. We are a registered charity and rely on donations to run our life-saving public service. There is much work to be done in raising funds to support the work we do. Annual running costs are in the region of £115,000.