Incident List

This page contains details of past NWCRO incidents and will be updated as required.

Report from North Wales Police of child stuck in cave on Great Orme, Llandudno. Team put on stand by and further information obtained by controller. In response to queries it was found that a young person had climbed into a short mine level inside the cave and had not been able to climb out again. The young person was assisted out by a member of the public, to whom thanks are due, and the team was stood down with no deployment required.

1 incident manager, no deployment, 30 minutes.

Message received from North Wales Police suggested an injured person was underground. The team was immediately put on standby while further information was obtained.

It was found that the injured person was now on the surface but required evacuation to the road head. The incident was notified to Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation (OVMRO) and South Snowdonia Search and Rescue (SSSART) teams and members from both mountain rescue teams attended.

1 incident manager. 30 team minutes. Incident handed over to SSSART and OVMRO.

The team was called out by the Police to search for two persons overdue from a through trip in the Croesor-Rhosydd mines in Eryri (Snowdonia).
More than twenty team members responded from across North Wales. They were deployed as two groups: one tasked with walking to the incident site from Tanygrisiau whilst the second organised equipment and drove up from Croesor village with Aberglaslyn Mountain Rescue Team. The Tanygrisiau group searched Rhosydd mine while the Croesor group went into Croesor mine.
The missing persons were located at the base of the first pitch down in Croesor and were assisted out. Having had problems with the boat, one person had swam the lake (very deep and extremely cold) to retrieve the boat. The party then continued but were unable to find their way out of Rhosydd quarry at the end of the trip and were forced to retreat to Croesor. This required ascending in-situ ropes for which the party were unprepared. Even so, they managed to get back to the base of the long first pitch where they were found by NWCRO.
The Croesor party returned to Croesor village with equipment and the remaining team members walked back to Tanygrisiau. All team members were off the hill by 01:30 Saturday.

1 incident manager, 7 controllers on scene, 12 other team members. 108 team hours. With AMRT

Report of party of two overdue from a trip into Croesor underground slate quarry. Team put on standby. Party reported in safely before team deployed and team stood down immediately.

Good prompt action on the part of the informant who called police once aware of party being overdue.

2 incident managers, no deployement

Report of party of two overdue from a trip into Croesor underground slate quarry. Team deployed. One person arrived safely on surface. Second party member was uninjured but unable to ascend Croesor top pitch of Croesor-Rhosydd through trip. Person assessed then hauled to top of pitch and accompanied to surface.

Thanks to AMRT for providing transport of rescue kit to Croesor quarry entrance.

1 incident manager, 2 other controllers. 165 team hours. With AMRT

The initial report from the Fire Service was that a person had fallen down a mine shaft near Treuddyn, Flintshire. On investigation it was found that a dog that had fallen down an underground shaft in a mine and that the dog’s owner was safe and uninjured. North East Wales Search and Rescue (NEWSAR) were initially assigned the incident and, once the full circumstances were known, passed the incident on to North Wales Cave Rescue Organisation (NWCRO).

A team from NWCRO entered the mine and rigged the shaft for roped descent. The shaft was descended and the dog found to be uninjured. It was brought to the surface and reunited safely with its owner. The incident was closed by NWCRO at 14:15.

1 incident manager, 2 other controllers. 26 team hours. With NEWSAR and North Wales Fire Service

Two dogs missing since 10/05/2023 on Mynydd Cilan, St Tudwal’s peninsular. Team deployed following a report of barking heard from sea cliffs to west of Mynydd Cilan. A member of the public attempted to investigate but became cragfast on the cliffs. They, and one of the dogs, were rescued by HM Coastguard. The other dog was not found.

 

1 Incident manager plus 5 team members, remainder of team on standby. 10 team hours. With AMRT and HM Coastguard.

Report of three persons overdue from trip in Pant y Wrach mine (party failed to report to their exit from mine because of communications failure).

No team deployment, incident dealt with by controllers only.

1 incident manager, 2 other controllers on standby. 1 team hour.

Report of dog fallen into 30 m mine shaft near Dyserth.

One team member descended shaft. Dog placed in bag hauled out alive and apparently unharmed.

1 incident manager, 1 controller at incident site plus 12 team members. 60 total team hours. 1 officer from Fire and Rescue Service in attendance.

Young person and accompanying teacher reported as missing in an area with a number of disused mines near Llyn Geirionydd in Gwydyr Forest.

Team put on standby. One controller attended to assist with search planning.

Missing persons found safe and well by North Wales Police.

1 controller, 5 total team hours, with OVMRO, SARDA Wales and North Wales Police

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