Rescue Services

[SteveH]

About midnight, I thought SAR936 was going to land in the garden, it flew over, but we could hear it in the distance for some time......

Coastguard called to rescue mission in North Wales
The full nature of the incident remains unclear

00:10
Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue have released a statement and said:
"Callout 64: 20 Jul - Llandudno-Little Orme.

"2 males attempted to climb the cliffs facing the Lifeboat Station but became stuck.

"They phoned 999 reporting they were unable to hold on much longer so the team were deployed in addition to the local Coastguard team and the Coastguard rescue helicopter from Caernarfon.

"In a joint rope rescue operation, coastguard and team members were lowered to the casualties who were placed in emergency harnesses before being recovered to safe ground."

23:39
Incident over
Our reporter at the scene says the incident has come to a conclusion. We expect more on this in the morning.

23:16
Penmon, Moelfre, & Llandudno coastguard attended
They remain at the scene winding down the incident.

23:16MATT JACKSON
Two men rescued

Crews rescued two men from a cliff. (Image: NorthWalesLive)
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23:06
Two men were on the cliff
A NorthWalesLive reporter at the scene says two men were stuck on the cliff. It appears they are now freed.

more  https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/live-coastguard-called-rescue-mission-21103150?IYA-mail=a05105fc-304d-4c50-9807-edab51f779a4

[SteveH]

Update and picture gallery ...........

Huge rescue mission launched to save men stuck on cliff who 'couldn't hold on much longer'
The pair had attempted to climb the cliffs on the Little Orme in Llandudno

The two men, who witnesses said were wearing sandals, had attempted to climb the cliffs facing the lifeboat station on Llandudno’s Little Orme on Tuesday.

cont  https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/huge-rescue-mission-launched-save-21104396

[Hugo]

I may be mistaken but the footage appears to be in the field next to the housing estate in Craigside just before where the cliffs start.    If that's the place then it's no more than an easy scramble in the daytime.
I wonder when these ill equipped climbers started their climb but it's a good thing that no one, especially the rescuers were injured in this incident
What a huge drain on resources for all the rescue services and I hope they didn't receive the abuse that the RNLI received from  those idiots on the West Shore recently

[norman08]

Yes Hugo cousin David would have had a good view, it was a long incedent they reckon the heli was very low on fuel,  I remember working up there in the 60 s the rescue heli was always there in the summer,  as for the westshore I just can't understand why people have to go so far out, have you noticed they have put 2 extra platforms out there now, one in the middle and the other near the Orme.

[Hugo]

They could have even had a cup of tea at our cousin's house Norman but they may have had something stronger beforehand before going on that reckless adventure.
The nearest I've been to the West Shore in recent weeks is only by looking at the West Shore web cam so I've not noticed any extra platforms out there.   The cafe seems to have been busy this week so good luck to them and I'm looking forward to the new extension that they are hoping to build.

[SteveH]

                Pwllheli Marina

[Hugo]

Beachgoers watch as 4x4 gets stuck on sandbank after driver 'ignored' warnings from wardens
Footage shows the motorist driving straight in to the sea in an attempt to get back to dry land

Apparently this happens a few times where the driver thinks they know best            Some times a farmer helps them out with his tractor, for a small fee!

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/beachgoers-watch-4x4-gets-stuck-21132379

[SteveH]

THREE people were rescued by passing fishermen following concerns it had caught fire.

Llandudno Coastguard was called to help the stranded vessel between Conwy fairway and Traeth Lafan Sands just after 10.20am on Sunday.
Coastguard crews from Llandudno, Conwy and Holyhead were sent to the incident, when a passing fishing boat took the three people onboard.

Conwy inshore lifeboat surveyed the stranded vessel and found there was no immediate risk of fire.

It was then towed to Conwy, Llandudno Coastguard said.

"Llandudno’s all-weather lifeboat William F Yates was tasked to launch at 10.22am on Sunday to join Conwy inshore Lifeboat The May-Bob," said Llandudno Coastguard.

"They were required to attend a stricken vessel with a possible fire located ‘between Conwy fairway buoy and Traeth Lafan Sands' with three persons on board.

cont  https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/19468329.llandudno-conwy-rescuers-called-stranded-boat-off-coast/

[SteveH]

A PERSON needed medical assistance after suffering an injury on Rhos-on-Sea beach on Monday night.

Welsh Ambulance Service and Llandudno Coastguard were called to the incident at about 10.45pm.

Llandudno Coastguard said its officers assisted a paramedic and rapid responder to provide casualty care until an ambulance arrived at the scene.

"We were tasked at 10.45pm last night to assist the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust with an injured person on the beach at Rhos-on-Sea," said Llandudno Coastguard.

[Hugo]

Major rescue bid launched after man and women went kayaking in the middle of the night
The police helicopter was called in after their friends didn't hear from them after 90 minutes         

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/major-rescue-bid-launched-after-21155172

[SteveH]

LIFESAVERS were called following reports of a person in the water.

This was by Llandudno Pier at 5.15am on August 7.

A spokesperson from Llandudno Coastguard said: "RNLI Llandudno Lifeboat launched and were guided by us to the casualty who was rescued from the water.

"After a quick medical assessment, they were left in the care of police officers."

There was also an earlier incident at about 3am.

Llandudno Coastguard were tasked to assist Rhyl Coastguard Rescue Team and North Wales Police with an incident at Rhyl.

The spokesperson said: "As we prepared to leave the station the incident had moved inland and our assistance was no longer required."

[SteveH]

A PARENT and their teenage daughter were rescued after sliding down sandy slopes near the Little Orme.

Llandudno RNLI was called to the incident at Angel Bay, Llandudno at about 8.20pm on Thursday.

An inshore lifeboat crew attended the scene where they found two “stranded” people at the foot of cliffs who were “unable to climb back up to level ground overlooking the bay”.

The pair were taken to Penrhyn Bay beach where they were attended to by Llandudno Coastguard.

A Llandudno RNLI spokesperson said: “Due to the state of the tide, the lifeboat then crept in under oars to find one adult and also their teenage daughter. They had slid down the steep sandy slope at the head of the bay by accident, both casualties were shaken but not hurt.

“The Lifeboat Helm decided to evacuate the casualties and transport them to nearby Penrhyn Bay beach to hand them into the care of Llandudno Coastguard Team whose attendance had been requested.”

The crew returned to Llandudno Lifeboat Station at 9.20pm, the spokesperson added.

[SteveH]

Stiletto wearing Snowdon walkers prompt mountain rescue teams to issue exasperated safety warning
The number of people suffering leg and knee injuries during the summer holiday has increased greatly Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team say

A mountain rescue team has spoken out about how people are massively underestimating the potential dangers of climbing Yr Wyddfa after a group of friends tried to go up the mountain in stilettos.

The number of people suffering leg and knee injuries during the summer holiday madness has increased significantly, with poor planning a recurring theme.

Scenes of long queues at the mountain's summit are now commonplace, with reports last month of people having to wait in line for an hour to be able to stand by the peak.

Naturally, with the increased number of visitors there has also been an increase in the number of rescues, Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team have said.

Earlier this week, the group had six callouts in a single day. They are also seeing an increasing number of leg injuries resulting in people having to be taken down the mountainside on a stretcher.

cont  https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/stiletto-wearing-snowdon-walkers-prompt-21361250

[SteveH]

A dog has been rescued after falling from cliffs and becoming trapped between rocks.

Lifeboat crews were called to an area between Angel Bay and Penrhyn Bay, Llandudno, Conwy, at about 14:00 BST to help find a "shaken" Tug, a black Cocker Spaniel.

Five crew members helped get the dog free and back to his relieved owners.

The lifeboat helm Mike Jones said: "We were really pleased and certainly relieved to find the dog safe and well.

"He had clearly had a traumatic experience and was quite shaken. It was a great effort by the crew to extricate the dog from quite a tricky situation." ref BBC

[spotty dog]

Hi all can we have a quick straw poll on the correct name of Shell bay  (also known as Angel bay) it would appear those who live east of Little Orme its Shell Bay .