Incident List

Report of dog fallen into water and carried into culvert above quarries near Blaenau Ffestiniog.

Dog recovered (dead) by member of public before rescue personnel arrived

2 controllers, 6 other team members, 15 team total hours , with SSSART

Croesor–Rhosydd through trip: Overdue party of 12 of mixed abilities including several novice cavers.

Three members of the group were met on surface at 01:30 hrs who reported that they had left the rest of the group to exit as soon as they could to inform that the group weren’t in danger and to extend the call out time. They said that the remainder of the group were extremely fatigued and they were concerned about the time it would take the rest of the group to exit the mine. Discussions between NWCRO controllers and AMRT Team leaders concluded that although there were no reported injuries there was sufficient concern about the safety of those still underground to warrant a full team call out to enter the mine and assist the group. The team was called out at 01.48.

7 NWCRO team members went underground at 04:14 and made contact with the missing group at 04:45. The group was escorted out, some needing assistance from NWCRO members. The group and all NWCRO members reached the car park by 06:40.

2 controllers plus 7 other team members, 67 total team hours, with AMRT

Croesor-Rhosydd Through Trip: 5 persons reported overdue.

Team on standby. Party reported safe above ground at 21:13.

This was a different group from the group in the previous incident.

Team continued on standby from previous incident, 1 incident controller, with AMRT, 1 total team hours

Croesor-Rhosydd Through Trip: 3 persons reported overdue.

Team put on standby. Party reported safe above ground at 20:50

Team put on standby, 1 incident controller. With AMRT, 1 total incident hours.

Major multi-day cave rescue of severely injured person in Ogof Fynnon Ddu, South Wales, conducted by South and Mid-Wales Cave Rescue Team.

One NWCRO team member requested to attend to provide specialist rigging and hauling support.

1 specialist team member deployed

Halkyn mountain: member of public walking dog on common land with old quarries and mine shafts heard shouts for help and reported this to police. NWCRO and NEWSAR alerted.

No persons were reported missing and it was considered by both teams that there was not enough information to support deployment. Incident closed 22:30.

No deployment, NWCRO and NEWSAR incident controllers were only personnel involved

Report of person fallen down shaft in Nant y Gadwen manganese mine near Porth Ysgo on Llŷn Peninsula.

NWCRO called to assist Coastguard and Aberglaslyn MRT who were already on scene. Access route to casualty, subsequently used for casualty evacuation, located by NWCRO team member. First aid administered by AMRT Casualty Carers and casualty brought to surface and evacuated by air ambulance to hospital.

7 team members, (2 on scene, 4 travelling to incident, 1 incident coordinator), 30 total team hours. With Aberglaslyn MRT and HM Coastguard

Report of injured sheep in Wrysgan underground slate quarry. Mature ewe found (dead) having apparently fallen between boulders and not visible except from close proximity. Carcase bagged and removed from the underground workings.

4 team members, 12 total team hours.

Report of a dog that had fallen down a rift on Parys Mountain. Team members abseiled into the rift and placed the dog in a lifting harness. The dog was brought to the surface alive and well and apparently none the worse for her experience.

3 team members (2 on scene, 1 incident manager), 11 total team hours. With Môn-SAR and key holder from Parys Underground Group.

Rescue of person unable to ascend pitches while retreating from Croesor–Rhosydd through trip after failing to find exit route from Rhosydd quarry.

Transport was provided to and from Croesor quarry entrance in heavy rain and poor visibility by AMRT and SSSART and was very much appreciated by NWCRO.

7 team members, 45.5 total team hours. With AMRT and SSSART.