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Keep up to date with everything going on in mountain rescue around England and Wales. For press enquiries, contact Andy Simpson, MREW Press Officer, via press@mountain.rescue.org.uk.
Crag-fast above Dove
July 16, 2023 18:00 hrs On Friday, July 16th at 18:00 the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was tasked to attend a young, solo female walker who’d become crag-fast in steep and broken ground above Dove Crag. Seven team members were tasked to make their way to the scene, backed up by a further eight team…
Injured Plane Spotter near Corris Uchaf
At around 3:30 p.m. on Monday 17th July, call-handlers from Aberdyfi Search & Rescue Team received a report from the Welsh Ambulance Service of a man with a broken leg on Mynydd Dol-ffanog near Corris Uchaf. The man, a Belgian national and in his late 40’s, was part of a plane-spotting group on the hill-side. A simple slip had…
Walkers reported lost above Abergynolwyn
At around 1:45 p.m. on Friday 15th July, call-handlers from Aberdyfi Search & Rescue Team were made aware of a fragmented call for help received by the Welsh Ambulance Service Trust, and passed on by North Wales Police. The message mentioned that one or more people were “stuck on mountain” and “freezing” but the call disconnected before…