Rescue Services

[Hugo]

Walker and her four dogs rescued from Eryri ridge after spooked by gales
She got into a 'survival bag' while rescuers braved the strong winds to get to her
What about those four dogs,  it's not their fault that they were put in that position.      I hope that everyone, including the dogs got down safely and that a generous donation was made by the woman to the MRT         



https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/walker-four-dogs-rescued-eryri-28348699

[Hugo]

Snowdonia mountain team couldn't believe what they saw during perilous rescue in 'parrot' gully

Badly-equipped hikers had attempted a tricky section where a parrot and its owner got stuck last summer



https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/snowdonia-mountain-team-couldnt-believe-28413232

[SteveH]

Every parent?s worst nightmare in Snowdonia to be shown on BBC's SOS: Extreme Rescues

t was every parent?s worst nightmare: a teenage boy missing on a mountainside in pitch darkness. The 15-year-old had become lost in Eryri and his frantic parents were left fearing the worst.

What happened next was captured by BBC cameras for the broadcaster?s SOS: Extreme Rescues series. The second episode, to be shown tomorrow (Monday, January 15), reveals how the teen was found by a police drone and volunteer rescue teams.    BBCi player if you missed the first one

Stranded and benighted in a position he was unable to move from, he began shouting for help. Holidaymakers at a nearby campsite heard his cries and raised the alarm.

cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/every-parents-worst-nightmare-snowdonia-28445175

[Hugo]

The snow looks beautiful on the mountains but I hope that today's recent snowfall doesn't attract any ill-equipped  walkers to venture up on the mountains.    I watched the BBC's SOS; Extreme Rescue on TV and I don't think that people realise just how much resources go into each rescue.   No wonder the MRT are stretched to the limits.
Thank goodness there was a happy ending  and it must have been every parent?s worst nightmare: a teenage boy missing on a mountainside in pitch darkness. The 15-year-old had become lost in Eryri and his frantic parents were left fearing the worst.
Seeing the footage of the hill and selfies the boy took in broad daylight made you wonder what he was still doing up the hill in the darkness,     He was young so I hope that he has learned his lesson and perhaps that fringe he had didn't help him find the path down the hill.

There has been no news obout David Brookfield the 65 year old who was last seen on the Carneddau over a week ago.   Conditions on the Carneddau are extreme at the moment and it's the only place that I have seen horizontal icicles as the winds up there are so severe.

[SteveH]

Llandudno Coastguard responds to three emergencies

LIFESAVERS attended three callouts in 12 hours.

After a "typically" quiet start to the year, Llandudno Coastguard were called to assist North Wales Police with a missing person search in Colwyn Bay.

They were joined by Rhyl Coastguard Rescue Team and Bangor Coastguard Rescue Team.

Then were then called out after a Personal Location Beacon was activated at Deganwy.

A statement from Llandudno Coastguard said: "We were able to identify the vessel that the beacon was associated with and confirm that the vessel was securely moored at Conwy Quay with no one in danger."

The third call out was another missing person search in Prestatyn.

Both missing people were said to be elderly.
They were located "safe" and have been reunited with loved ones.

Rhyl Coastguard Rescue Team and Flint Coastguard Rescue Team joined the searches.

The statement added: "Fortunately, both missing persons were found safe and sound and returned home."

A statement from Rhyl Coastguard Rescue Team said: "We were called out to two missing person searches in the last 24 hours, alongside Heddlu Gogledd Cymru and our colleagues from Llandudno Coastguard Rescue Team and Flint Coastguard Rescue Team.

"While weather conditions were distinctly inhospitable, both elderly casualties were located safe and well and reunited with loved ones."

Any readers aware of anyone in distress [around the coast] should telephone 999 and ask for the Coastguard.

[Hugo]

Despite an extensive search on the Carneddau there has been no news about the 65 year old walker from Liverpool who was last seen near Carnedd Dafydd on the 9th January 2024.
Conditions at that time were atrocious so there would be no chance of survival barring a miracle.    Near Carnedd  Dafydd are the notorious crags of Ysgolion Duon or Black Ladders and they can be dangerous in misty or icy conditions and should be avoided
It would appear that the search is now a recovery one rather than a search and rescue one which is so sad

[Hugo]

  THE search continue for a man last seen 20 days ago in the Eryri area.



https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/24080865.search-65-year-old-went-missing-eryri-20-days-ago/

[SteveH]

A walker has died after suffering a cardiac arrest on Llandudno's Great Orme. Emergency services were called to the headland shortly after 2pm on Sunday after the male walker collapsed.

Paramedics, coastguard officers and mountain rescue volunteers from Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team [OVMRT] were called to the scene. Efforts were made to save him, but he was sadly pronounced dead.

An OVMRT spokesperson said: "A family group were walking on the foot path on the southern side of the Great Orme above Llandudno, when one of them suffered a cardiac arrest. Bystander CPR was conducted as the ambulance, mountain rescue and coastguard were called to assist at the scene.

cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/walker-dies-after-suffering-cardiac-28631450

[Hugo]

Urgent Snowdonia 'route' warning issued after four rescued by helicopter
It is the third rescue in a single week in the same area



https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/urgent-snowdonia-route-warning-issued-28717714

[SteveH]

THE HM Coastguard team based in Llandudno is seeking for new volunteers, and is urging people from all walks of life to get in touch.

The Coastguard Rescue Service is made up of volunteers who carry out rescues and help those in distress across the coastline.

Currently, the Llandudno team includes volunteers who are work as a chiropodist, tree surgeon and a building surveyor.

cont https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/24155180.llandudno-coastguard-keen-volunteers-take-rewarding-role/

[Hugo]

'Extremely cold' walkers stranded on snowy Eryri peak couldn't believe their luck
A rescue helicopter couldn't land nearby but then help suddenly arrived They?d used the Crib Lem scramble to reach the summit of 1,044m Carnedd Dafydd, a mountain in the Carneddau range in Eryri.
OVMRO to the rescue gain but it's the same peak where walker David Brookfield, 65, is thought to have gone missing on January 9. Despite a huge search operation, he has yet to be found.




https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/extremely-cold-walkers-stranded-snowy-28748904

[SteveH]

Stroke of pure luck helped save two walkers in ice-cold temperatures on Wales' third highest mountain
The pair were at risk of hypothermia when help came from an unlikely direction

Two walkers had a lucky escape when one fell ill on the third highest peak in Wales. Unable to continue walking, they called for help but heavy cloud cover meant a Coastguard helicopter couldn't land nearby.

They'd used the Crib Lem scramble to reach the summit of 1,044m Carnedd Dafydd, a mountain in the Carneddau range in Eryri. It's the same peak where walker David Brookfield, 65, is thought to have gone missing on January 9. Despite a huge search operation, he has yet to be found.

In ice-cold temperatures, the stranded pair were at risk of suffering hypothermia. Unable to reach Carnedd Dafydd, the Coastguard helicopter instead dropped members of Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation (OVMRO) around 1km away. With the clock ticking, and carrying a stretcher and first aid equipment, they began the arduous walk to the "extremely cold" casualties

cont https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/stroke-pure-luck-helped-save-28752161?IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589

[SteveH]

In pitch blackness and with snow falling heavily, two friends huddled on an Eryri rockface ?destined for death?. They were eventually plucked to safety but they said they ?wouldn?t of made it? if help had arrived just 10 minutes later.

The dramatic nighttime rescue took place in February but the experience left such a mark on the pair and their friends, they have now begun fundraising for Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation (OVMRO)     in North Wales. The conditions were so bad, a Coastguard helicpter couldn?t reach the stranded pair, and without the persistence of on-foot rescuers, they may not have lived to tell the tale.

OVMRO has shared their story, but not their names, to highlight the need to go properly equipped on the mountains of Eryri (Snowdonia). The pair had set out with three friends for a second attempt at climbing Trfyan and Glyder Fach after a failed attempt the previous day.

In pitch blackness and with snow falling heavily, two friends huddled on an Eryri rockface ?destined for death?. They were eventually plucked to safety but they said they ?wouldn?t of made it? if help had arrived just 10 minutes later.

The dramatic nighttime rescue took place in February but the experience left such a mark on the pair and their friends, they have now begun fundraising for Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation (OVMRO) in North Wales. The conditions were so bad, a Coastguard helicpter couldn?t reach the stranded pair, and without the persistence of on-foot rescuers, they may not have lived to tell the tale.

OVMRO has shared their story, but not their names, to highlight the need to go properly equipped on the mountains of Eryri (Snowdonia). The pair had set out with three friends for a second attempt at climbing Trfyan and Glyder Fach after a failed attempt the previous day.

cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/snowdonia-walkers-hunkered-down-glyder-28787869?IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589

[SteveH]

Two people 'trapped' by Spring tide near Llandudno Pier

RESCUERS launched to two people trapped by the incoming Spring Tide.

Holyhead Coastguard alerted the Llandudno Lifeboat at 3.27pm on March 17.

The lifesavers launched their RNLI inshore lifeboat Dr Barbara Saunderson and searched the area near Llandudno Pier following reports that members of the public were stranded on the rocks.

The volunteer crew proceeded to evacuate the casualties from the beach under Happy Valley Road to a safe location where the Llandudno Coastguard Team were in attendance.

Captain Marcus Elliott, Llandudno Lifeboat Volunteer Operations Manager, said: "Thinking of local dangers, I would reiterate the need for everyone, whether local or not, to check tide times if they are planning to walk around the area?s beaches, particularly at this time of year with the high Spring tides."

A high tide of 8.4 metres was recorded in Llandudno last Monday at 11.15am. The tide hit 8 metres at 11.43pm last Monday evening and 8.5 metres at 11.57am last Tuesday.

A spokesperson from Llandudno Lifeboat said last week: "Such high tides can be even higher if they are subject to onshore winds and preceding periods of sustained swell."

Another "exceptionally high tide" is predicted for September 19.

The spokesperson added: "It is an opportune moment to remind users of coastal paths, promenades and beaches, including dog owners, to be fully aware of the dangers of the higher than usual tides."

[SteveH]

LLANDUDNO lifeboat are keen to recruit much-needed volunteers.

There are opportunities to join both the Visits Team and the Lifeboat Shop.

"By volunteering for the RNLI, volunteers are joining a worthy cause and playing their part in saving lives at sea.

Jonathan Coe, volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer, said: "Volunteering for the RNLI in our bicentenary year is a real privilege which I would recommend to anyone.

"At Llandudno there are currently opportunities to join both the Visits Team and the Lifeboat Shop volunteers."

Readers interested in volunteering can email llandudnolvo@gmail.com or contact Llandudno Lifeboat Shop on 01492 876522.