| N°. |
Date |
Location |
Summary |
Duration |
|
| 1 |
1
January |
Hatterill
Ridge, Red Darren, Black Mountains |
05.10
on the first day of the new Millennium, a cold clear day.
One adult and five children had taken the wrong path down
the hill while descending from lighting a Millennium beacon.
Picked up by team vehicle. |
14
personnel for over three hours |
|
| 2 |
2
January |
Pen
Allt Mawr, Black Mountains |
14.00
on a wet windy day, cloud base low. A man in his late
50s felt chest pains while walking on the tops. Evacuated
by stretcher and helicopter. |
21
personnel for four hours |
|
| 3 |
16
January |
Pengenffordd
Black
Mountains |
19.30
hours. Two walkers who were lost in the dark were talked
down to the road by team leader. The walkers used a mobile
phone to alert the police who arranged for the team leader
to direct them. Two personnel were deployed to intercept
the walkers at the roadside
|
3
personnel for two hours |
|
| 4 |
22
January |
Llwyn
Dafydd, Cardigan |
06.00
on a very cold showery day. Depressed lady in her 30s
had been missing for three days, and was found after running
into a wood when seen by a coastguard. |
23
personnel for eight hours |
|
| 5 |
5
February |
Gwynfe |
Midnight
on a cold wet night. Farmer's wife missing from home was
found by police 200 metres away while team was assembling. |
11
personnel for 2 hours |
|
| 6 |
6
February |
Dinas
Powys |
02.00.
A 70-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease missing from
home was found safe in a field one kilometre away on the
second day of the search. |
11
personnel for 10 and a half hours |
|
| 7 |
6
February |
Glangrwyney,
Crickhowell |
12
noon on a dry warm day. Two men fishing reported a body
being thrown into the river and a car driving away. Team
stood down en route. |
16
personnel for 35 minutes |
|
| 8 |
7
February |
Black
Mountains |
14.26
on a dry cold day. A lone walker used his mobile phone
in low cloud to report he was lost. Talked down from the
hill. Team stood down en route. |
18
personnel for 30 minutes |
|
| 9 |
13
February |
Ammanford |
12.40
on a dry cold clear day. 13-year-old girl ran away from
home after an argument. Found by police at friend's house
outside the search area several hours later. |
16
personnel for six hours. |
|
| 10 |
23
February |
Pen
y Fan |
14.00
on a wet cold day. Party of three used mobile phone to
tell police they were lost. Talked down by phone. |
2
personnel for 1 hour |
|
| 11 |
15
March |
Llanelli |
13.00
on a mild dry day. 12-year-old girl missing from home overnight
as she was unhappy. Found by police dog handler half a mile
from home. |
10
personnel for nearly five hours. |
|
| 12 |
18
March |
Llanthony/
Capel y Ffin |
19.50
cold with good visibility. Two teenage girls in the Scouts
reported overdue. Found safe and escorted off the mountain
with a twisted ankle. |
15
personnel for over three hours. |
|
| 13 |
23
April |
Llandybie |
21.00
on a wet night. On standby for 75 year old male with Alzheimer's
disease missing from home - found safe in pub. |
1
person for 1 hour |
|
| 14 |
30
April |
Llanelli |
00.25
on a cold clear night. 15-year-old boy with mental age of
6 missing from home overnight. Found safe one mile away
at previous address. |
12
personnel for seven hours |
|
| 15 |
6
May |
Herberts
Quarry, Ammanford |
12
noon on a warm dry day. Successful rescue of a crag-fast
sheep. Police called by outdoor group having seen the sheep
on same ledge for several days. Communication difficulties
with the beasts always make these "rescues" challenging.
Nevertheless, good practice! |
Six
personnel for three hours |
|
| 16 |
7
May |
Cynghordy |
12.10
on a dry warm day. Called out following reports of people
in a van shouting and waving – good intentions but
no need for response. Stood down. |
2
personnel for 1 hour |
|
| 17 |
17
May |
Llandegley |
22.43
on a very cold and wet night. Recovered body after 40-year-old
farmer and tractor fell into steep valley. |
17
personnel for nearly four hours. |
|
| 18 |
23
May |
New
Tredegar |
19.00
on a mild dry day. Man located successfully close to home
on second day of search. |
Six
personnel for four and a half hours |
|
| 19 |
3
June |
Pontypridd |
05.20
on a dry clear day. 40-year-old male diabetic missing
from home. Body found 8 months later outside search area. |
22
personnel for nearly 12 hours. |
|
| 20 |
4
June |
Pontypridd |
07.30.
Second day of search for 40-year-old diabetic. |
7
personnel for nine and a half hours. |
|
| 21 |
20
June |
Brecon
Beacons |
16.00
on a mild dry clear day. 36-year-old male overdue on walk
over Beacons – turned up safe while team assembling. |
12
personnel for 1 hour |
|
| 22 |
26
June |
Claerwen
Reservoir, Elan Valley |
09.40
on a mild dry clear day. Searched shoreline of reservoir
where car found belonging to suicidal man in his 50s missing
from home; nothing found. Police enquires ongoing. |
12
personnel for 7 and a half hours. |
|
| 23 |
7
July |
Brecon |
02.00
on a wet night. 42-year-old lady's clothes found on bridge
at night. Not found despite search of riverbanks. See inc
24 |
15
personnel for five and a half hours. |
|
| 24 |
9
July |
Brecon
|
09.20
on a warm dry day. Further search of riverbanks in daylight
for missing lady (incident 23). |
18
personnel for eight hours. |
|
| 25 |
10
July |
Brecon |
10.00
on a sunny day. Two team members canoed the river searching
for lady missing (incident 23). |
Two
personnel for four hours. |
|
| 26 |
14
July |
Symonds
Yat |
08.05
on a warm dry day. Car belonging to father of depressed
21 year old male missing from home for two days led to search.
Fatal injuries consistent with fall. |
10
personnel for six hours. |
|
| 27 |
15
July |
Brecon |
14.00
on a warm dry day. Recovery from river of body of 42 year
old lady (incident 23) |
Nine
personnel for two hours |
|
| 28 |
16
July |
Pen
Cerrig Calch, Black Mountains |
20.00.
Party of seven Duke of Edinburgh award students overdue
at checkpoint. Walked off safe as team assembling. |
9
personnel for 1.5 hours |
|
| 29 |
24
July |
Sgwd
Einon Gam, Pontneddfechan |
14.50
on a warm day. 13 year old boy fishing with his brother
and grandfather fell sustaining spinal injuries. Team and
fire service evacuated casualty to waiting ambulance. |
8
personnel for 3 hours |
|
| 30 |
26
July |
Chepstow
|
16.35
on a warm dry day. Seven-year-old boy became separated from
family on a walk. Found safe back at car park. |
10
personnel for two hours. |
|
| 31 |
30
July |
Sgwd
y Eira, Pontneddfechan |
17.30
on a warm dry day. 30-year-old lady slipped and injured
leg, needing assistance from the team to get out. |
20
personnel for two hours. |
|
| 32 |
22
August |
Llyn
y Fan Fawr |
22.48
warm night. Called to investigate reports of a young boy
camping on his own. When tent found his father was with
him. |
7
personnel for three hours. |
|
| 33 |
24
August |
Pen
Milan, Brecon Beacons |
16.00
on a warm dry day. A lady in her 60s injured her ankle while
on a walking holiday needing to be stretchered off. |
Ten
personnel for two hours. |
|
| 34 |
24
August |
Pen
y Fan, Brecon Beacons |
19.30
on a warm dry evening. A lady in her 50s walking on the
summit became disorientated and could not find the way
down. Helicopter located her. |
15
personnel for over two hours. |
|
| 35 |
3
September |
Brecon
|
15.24.
Depressed 60 year old lady missing from home, located by
police while team en route. |
13
personnel for 1 hour |
|
| 36 |
9
September |
Pontypridd
|
13.50
on a mild dry day. Lady in her late 60s with Alzheimer's
disease missing from home. Found 25 miles away the next
day. |
11
personnel for nine hours. |
|
| 37 |
11
September |
Llyn
y Fan Fawr |
18.10,
misty and deteriorating. Aircraft crash. Fatality one
male in 40s. |
13
personnel for over seven hours. |
|
| 38 |
14
September |
Craig
y Ddinas |
14.40
on a dry day. Lady broke her arm falling down a mineshaft
and required help to get out. Stood down en route. |
9
personnel for 1 hour |
|
| 39 |
17
September |
Cwm
Crew, Brecon Beacons |
17.00
on a dry evening. Investigation of suspicious pile of bones
– discovered that they were animal bones. |
2
personnel for 2 hours |
|
| 40 |
23
September |
Craig-y-Llyn,
Glynneath |
17.00
on a mild cloudy day. Search carried out following a distress
call received on a CB radio – nothing found. False
alarm. |
Seven
personnel for over three hours. |
|
| 41 |
1
October |
Sgwd
y Eira |
13.00
on an overcast day. 55-year-old lady slipped on wooden steps
and broke left wrist. |
18
personnel for over three hours. |
|
| 42 |
9
October |
Morriston,
Swansea |
19.40
on a wet night. Search for a missing 9-year-old. Stood down
en route. |
14
personnel for 1 hour |
|
| 43 |
12
October |
Storey
Arms |
19.00
on a cold wet night. Called to check on lone walker with
no pack and unsuitably dressed. Found safe. |
17
personnel for over an hour. |
|
| 44 |
24
October |
Llandeussant |
01.50
on a windy wet night. Party of 9 Italian soldiers overdue
– found safe by search party & evac by RAF (Grid
references are not used in Italy!) |
Three
personnel for over six hours. |
 |
| 45 |
29
October |
Cwm
Gwdi. Brecon Beacons |
16.00
Lady reported lost, found safe. |
12
personnel for 2 hours |
|
| 46 |
25
November |
Porth |
18.30
Depressed lady missing from home – found safe. Team
on standby. |
1
person for 3 hours |
|
| 47 |
29
November |
Afon
Argoed Country Park |
13.00
on a wet overcast day. Suicidal male in his 40s found with
serious injuries after explosion in car. evac to Morriston
- survived. |
15
personnel for nearly five hours. |
|
| 48 |
25
December |
Anchor,
Kerry, Powys |
12.15
on Christmas Day – snow and very cold. Depressed lady
in her 60s home from hospital missing overnight. Searched
with no results. See inc 49. |
Six
personnel for over nine hours. |
|
| 49 |
26
December |
Anchor,
Kerry, Powys |
08.30
on a very cold snowy Boxing Day. Lady (incident 49) found
dead on second day of search. |
13
personnel for seven hours |
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