N°. |
Date |
Location |
Summary |
Duration |
|
| 1 |
27 Jan |
Swansea |
16:00 Urgent search for vulnerable male missing from home. Stood down en route |
Brecon 4
30mins |
|
| 2 |
3 Feb |
Pen y Fan |
15:00 Area call to evacuate 40yr old female with a broken ankle on Bwlch Duwynt. Flown to Prince Chales Hospital |
Brecon 12
1hr |
|
| 3 |
7 Feb |
Knighton |
20:50 Search for missing person, stood down en route |
Brecon 23 |
|
| 4 |
14 Feb |
Llandrindod Wells |
12:30 Search for 90yr old female who had last been seen 3 nights earlier. Search carried out on foot & with dogs in close cojunction with the police. Missing woman found dead in fields a short distance from her home by SARDA dog (Merlin) |
Brecon 14
LMRT 4
SARDA 2
4hrs |
|
| 5 |
8 March |
Bromyard |
09:50 Called to assist Longtown MRT in the second day of a seacrch for a missing vulnerable female in the Pencombe area. missing person found by police, team stood down en route. |
Brecon 2
LMRT 6
1hr |
|
| 6 |
13 March |
Ammanford |
Search for vulnerable missing 16yr old boy with medical condition. Located by the police in Llandybie as teams were begining to search the mountain east of Ammanford. |
Brecon 8
WBSART 8
CBMRT 7
3hrs 40mins |
|
| 7 |
14 March |
Brecon |
Search for missing 10yr old boy who had not returned home from school. Child turned up safe at home having spent his time playing at a friends house as the team was assembling. |
Brecon 25
15mins |
|
| 8 |
31 March |
Gower |
03:20 Call from Western Beacons SART to assist in a search for a missing 61yr old vulnerable female missing from hospital. Found out of search area at a friend's house by the police. |
Brecon 16
7hrs 35 mins |
|
| 9 |
8 April |
Pont Marteg (Rhayader) |
16.43 Call from Dyfed Powys Police to assist in the evacuation of 2 males who claimed to be stuck at the top of a 700ft cliff, one with a broken leg. Treated on scene by county paramedics & evacuated by RAF Rescue 169. Both casualties turned out to be unhurt. |
Brecon 14
CBMRT 10
LMRT 2
3 hours |
|
| 10 |
20 April |
Pontrhydfendigaid |
11.56 Call from Dyfed Powys Police to search for a 4x4 and its occupants who had got lost while driving off road in a large area of forestry. The driver eventually managed to establish his possition and find his way out. Teams stood down en route. |
Brecon 7
CBMRT 2
WBSART 3
2 hours |
|
| 11 |
2 May |
Castle Cereinion |
Search for male aged 89yrs old, confused & losing sight, depressed. Last seen 22.00 on 30/4. Call passed to NEWSAR |
Brecon on Standby |
|
| 12 |
7 May |
Scwd yr Eira |
49 yr old male out walking with wife, brother in law and 2 children, casualty slipped on wet rocks and injured/ broke ankle. Splinted - distal circulation good. Evacuated to PCH. |
Brecon 18
CBMRT 12
WBSART 8 |
|
| 13 |
11 May |
Pandy, Abergavenny |
Group of walkers became lost while following map on a guide book. Group located & assisted off the hill |
Brecon 9 |
|
| 14 |
13 May |
Pont Melin Fach, Ystradfellte |
Female with suspected broken hip. Slipped whie walking on wet rock. Treated on scene by ambulance paramedics & carried out by team. |
Brecon12 |
|
| 15 |
15 May |
Fan y Big, Brecon Beacons |
Call from member of the public after having seen an orange survival bag in the main gully on the NW face of Fan Y Big. Gully searched, nothing found. |
Brecon 15
2.5 hrs |
|
| 16 |
17 May |
Blaen Onnau |
Search for 56 year old male believed to be despondant after notes were found in his car. Teams searched for misper with police dog handlers present as he was believed to be violent. Further information came to light suggesting that the misper was not in need of assistance and search was called off. |
Brecon 14
CBMRT 9
WBSRT 5
SARDA 2
6 hrs |
|
| 17 |
18 May |
Builth Wells |
04.00 Team call to search for vulnerable male. Missing person turned up safe as team were being called. |
Brecon 4
15 mins |
|
| 18 |
23 May |
Crickhowell |
01.30 Call to assist fire service in the search for a 22 yr old male who had been swimming in the River Usk. Body recovered by fire service. |
Brecon 17
LMRT 5
|
|
| 19 |
7 June |
Canaston Bridge nr
Milford Haven
|
08:55 Call to search for despondant male, Nothing found |
Brecon 7
CBMRT4
WBSRT2
SARDA 2
|
|
| 20 |
21 June |
Tywi Forest (10 miles north of Llyn Brianne |
19:00 Search for a missing Polish forestry worker who had not been seen since 11am that morning after he returned to the forestry vehicle. Brecon team searched until 5am then passed over to CBMRT at first light. Misper located at 15:00 hrs by police helicopter X-Ray 99 after he found his way out of the forest. Taken to hospital with mild hypothermia & a susspected fractured leg. How he became lost is still a mystery. |
Brecon 23 |
 |
| 21 |
26 June |
Talybont Reservoir |
Call to assist police & ambulance service with the recovery of a fisherman who had suffered a fatal heart attack whilst fishing from an inaccessable bank of the reservoir |
Brecon 15 |
|
| 22 |
26 June |
Pont ar Daf |
Diverted whislt en route to previous call to assist an injured walker who had suffered a suspected broken ankle on the desent path from Corn Du to Storey Arms car park. Treated on scene and evacuated by air ambulance to Morriston Hospital. |
Brecon 20
CBMRT 9
LMRT 1
WBSART 9
|
|
| 23 |
30 June |
Capel-y-Ffin |
Member of DofE walking group fell and reported head injuries. Evac by air ambulance to Neville Hall Hospital. |
Brecon 9
LMRT 8
CBMRT 5 |
|
| 24 |
4 July |
Glanhirin Farm nr Rhaeadr |
Member of D of E walking group suffering from hip pain caused by previous injury. Air lifter to hospital by air ambulance. A second member of the group later suffered from hypothermia and was walked off the hill. |
Brecon 11
CBMRT 6
|
|
| 25 |
10 July |
Storey Arms |
01:45hrs. Search for missing 47 yr old male.
Misper became lost in mist and overtaken by darkness (no torch map or compass). Found himself above a steep drop with a lake down below and afraid to move in the dark. Located on Pen Milan at 04:30 hrs. Rewarmed & reclothed, then escorted off the hill. |
Brecon 19
CBMRT 9
SARDA 3
|
|
| 26 |
15 July |
Pont ar Daf |
19:00hrs call to search for
a lone American female who asked for directions from a passing fellrunner. He directed her to Pont ar Daf & expected to see her on his return. Police contacted MR for advice. Agreed to give her time to descend via the alternative route before comitting resources to the hill. Misper turned up while team assembling having taken the wrong route. |
Brecon 12
30mins
|
|
| 27 |
16 July |
Newcastle Emlyn |
22:22hrs Call to search for missing 8year old boy believed to be lost in a ravine near Penclawdd Uchaf Farm. Three of his friends managed to climb out and raised the alarm. The boy was found in the primary search area, wet cold and frightened, but unhurt. |
Brecon 10
WBSART 9
CBMRT 10
LMRT 5
5hrs
|
|
| 28 |
24 July |
Builth Wells |
05:55hrs Call to assist police & fire service search the river downstream of the bridge in Builth after a person was reported to have fallen in the river. Searched for 10hrs before the informants admitted lying to the police. They were later charged with wasting police time and fined £80! |
Brecon 12
10 hrs
|
|
| 29 |
1 Aug |
Corn Du |
09:20hrs called to assist with a 19 year old male who had stumbled on the path and dislocated his right knee. Treated on scene and evacuated by air ambulance to Price Charles Hospital |
Brecon 8
CBMRT 2
4 hrs
|
|
| 30 |
1 Aug |
Elan Valley |
19:15hrs Call from Dyfed Powys Police to search for a father & daughter who were 2hrs overdue returning from a mountain bike ride north of Claerwen Reservoir. The couple turned up as the team were interviewing the informant, having underestimated the terrein and the time the ride would take. |
Brecon 19
CBMRT 9
SARDA 3
|
|
| 31 |
10 Aug |
Brynaman |
Search for couple & their granddaughter who'd become lost in low cloud. Located & one treated for low blood sugar. Evacuated to hospital. |
Brecon 6
CBMRT 8
WBSART 4
|
|
| 32 |
22 Aug |
Llantony |
To a assist the ambulance service with the evacuation of a casulaty suffering leg injuries. |
Brecon 9 |
|
| 33 |
23 Aug |
Cwmgwdi |
55 year old man and 9 year old daughter lost on Cefn Cwmllwch. Talked off the hill by mobile phone. |
Brecon 1 |
|
| 34 |
26 Aug |
Dolygaer |
13:30 Call to assist the the ambulance service with the evacuation of fallen mountain biker, suffering a hip injury. Taken to hospital by ambulance. |
Brecon 9
CBMRT 11
|
|
| 35 |
26 Aug |
Cwmcynwyn |
19:50 search for lone female lost in Beacons, believed to be near Fan y Big. Found at head of Nant Ddu valley and escorted off the hill. |
Brecon 10 |
|
| 36 |
27 Aug |
Aberyscir, Brecon |
14:18 Call to assist the ambulance service with the evacuation of a 69yr old female who had slipped while walking and suffered a neck of femur injury. The casualty had managed to contact the police by mobile phone and was taken to Nevill Hall Hospital by Air Ambulance. |
Brecon 14
2.25hrs |
|
| 37 |
10 Sep |
Glasbury on Wye |
18:11 Search for two school boys (aged 13 & 15yrs) who did not return home from school. Located near river & apprehended by a team member. Mispers were unhurt. |
Brecon 14
3.5hrs
|
|
| 38 |
19 Sep |
Llandysul |
7:30 call to continue second day of search for missing 37 yr old despondant male. Body found near to home. |
Brecon 3
1.5hrs
|
|
| 39 |
22 Sep |
Plynlimon |
Team on standby to search for 2 overdue male walkers. Turned up while team being called |
Brecon 10
10 mins
|
|
| 40 |
23 Sep |
Patrishow |
Recovery of member who had suffered a leg injury while on assessment. Treated on scene by MR doctor and taken to Nevill Hall Hospital. |
Brecon 11
CBMRT 4
LMRT 5
WBSART 6
SARDA 3
4 hrs
|
|
| 41 |
27 Sep |
Garnant |
Search for missing despondant male. Turned up safe - cry for help. |
Brecon 10
CBMRT 9
WBSART 1
SARDA 2
|
|
| 42 |
28 Sep |
Tycroes, Ammanford |
Search for missing 24 yr old female, nothing found. |
|
|
| 43 |
29 Sep |
Tycroes, Ammanford |
Continuation of previous days search, nothing found. |
|
|
| 44 |
30 Sep |
Tycroes, Ammanford |
Continuation of previours days search. Body of female found by police dog in the search area. |
|
|
| 45 |
01 Oct |
Glasbury |
Search for female with broken arm. Located and evacuated to Hereford Hospital |
Brecon 16
3hrs
|
|
| 46 |
13 Oct |
Corn Du |
Rescue of a female walker who had slipped on her descent from Corn du and injured (possibly broke) her left ankle. Airlifted to Prince Charles Hospital in very poor visibility. |
Brecon 5
CBMRT 16
WBSART 1
SARDA 1
4.5hrs
|
|
| 47 |
17 Oct |
Dan yr Ogof |
Group of 6 DofE missing overnight. They had lost their way in poor visability and taken appropriate action by bedding down for the night and walking off in the morning. They called the police the say they were safely off the hill while teams were commencing their search areas. |
Brecon 10 WBSART 4
2 Hrs |
|
| 48 |
19 Oct |
Aberystwyth |
Search for student who had been missing for 5 days. No action taken as their had been no recent sightings and an initial search area could not be established |
Brecon 7 |
|
| 49 |
19 Oct |
Storey Arms |
Search for missing walker lost in the Neuadd Valley. The misper had given the police very confusing information. Searched all night with the help of members of SARDA England who were in the area on an assessment weekend. |
Brecon 12
CBMRT 11
SARDA 7
8.5 hrs
|
|
| 50 |
20 Oct |
Storey Arms |
Continuation of the search for missing walker from the previous night. Misper was found in the bottom of the Nant Ddu valley as they were making their way on to the hill. |
Brecon 6
CBMRT 11
LMRT 11
WBSART 6
SARDA 1
6Hrs
|
|
| 51 |
21 Oct |
Talgarth |
Search for missing youth who had not returned from a night out in the Talgarth area. |
Brecon 16
CBMRT 22
SARDA 1
6 Hrs |
|
| 52 |
23 Oct |
Narbeth |
Search for a despondent male in the Bethesda area. Teams stood down en route after police found a body nearby. |
Brecon 4 |
|
| 53 |
25 Oct |
Llanidloes |
Call to assist the ambulance service who could not get the air ambulance to a male walker with a broken ankle near the Hafran Forest. Teams called and then stood down en route after the air ambulance did manage to get on site . |
Brecon 10
CBMRT 7
LMRT 3
WBSART 2
2.75hrs
|
|
| 54 |
27 Oct |
Cwmcynwyn |
Female walker collapsed & lost conciousness. Suspected hypoglycemia & hypothermia. 2 Lamd Rovers dispatched to The Gap and brought casualty off the hill. Transfered to county ambulance and taken to Nevill Hall Hosp for check up. |
Brecon 12 |
|
| 55 |
30 Oct |
Llanfrynach |
Whilst on a day walk from Storey arms to Tregaer Farm in Llanfrynach, the party run out of daylight and lost the path, Also one misper had ongoing knee problems & fell on a few occassions. Also cold and damp. |
Brecon 13
CBMRT 12
LMRT 3
|
|
| 56 |
03 Nov |
Cardiff |
Call from CBMRT to assist in the search for a vulnerable female who had not returned from a night out. Fiund unharmed in Heath Park. |
Brecon 4
CBMRT 5
|
|
| 57 |
03 Nov |
Elan Valley |
Family of 5 with 3 very young children (6, 3 & 1 yrs) got lost above steep ground, caught out by darkness due to lack of equipment and had to be located and escorted of the hill X-ray 99 & Rescue 169 helicopters were unable to assist due to thick fog. |
Brecon 11
LMRT 10
|
|
| 58 |
10 Nov |
Gospel Pass |
Search for a party of 13 people who were part of an organised walk by an Oxfordshire based outdoor group. Party were 5 hours overdue and their route was unknown by the organisation. Found making their way of the hill by a Brecon MRT member |
Brecon 13
LMRT 11
2.5hrs
|
|
| 59 |
17 Nov |
Pontneddfechan |
16:30 hrs Area call from CBMRT to evacuate an gorge walker who had fallen 10 -15 ft from a small crag and suffered suspected spinal injuries and a broken elbow. Treated on scene and winch on board RAF Rescue 169 from the river bed. |
Brecon 10 CBMRT 12
WBSART 8
4hrs
|
|
| 60 |
18 Nov |
Claerwen Dam |
18:10hrs. Team on standby to go to Claerwen Dam and begin search for 6 mountain bikers lost in the snow. Bikers turned up as team were preparing to leave Brecon. |
Brecon 11
30mins
|
|
| 61 |
1 Dec |
Pen y Fan |
Call to assist Central Beacons MRT with the search for and evacuation of an injured scout. The group had been out walking in very poor & wintry conditions. One 12yr old slipped and badly cut his knee exposing the head of the tibia. Treated on scene and evacuated by RAF Sea King to Prince Chrles Hospital. |
Brecon 18
CBMRT 11
LMRT 4
WBSART 9
SARDA 4
3.5 hrs
|
|
| 62 |
2 Dec |
Llanidloes |
Team put on standby to search for a despondant male who had left home after a family arguement. Call passed to NEWSAR. |
Brecon 7
10mins
|
|
| 63 |
5 Dec |
Builth Wells |
Residents at a hotel found clothing and note on bench near river bank. The team searched for 5 hours before the missing person handed himself in at Builth Police Station, unhurt. |
Brecon 16
LMRT 7
SARDA 2
4.5hrs
|
|
| 64 |
11 Dec |
Carmarthen |
7:05hrs call to from WBSART to search for a despondant hospital patient who had run away from A&E the night before having attempted suicide. Searched all day - nothing found. |
Brecon 7
CBMRT 5
WBSART 3
SARDA 1
10hrs
|
|
| 65 |
15 Dec |
Tenby |
06:35hrs Call the search for young male who had not returned from a stag night. Turned up safe while team were responding. |
Brecon 5
1hr |
|
| 66 |
16 Dec |
Brynamman |
Police found car of despondant male at Herbert's Quarry. Had telephoned friend threatening suicide. Found walking lanes around Llandadog as teams were beginning searching |
Brecon 14
WBSART 5
SARDA 3
2.5hrs
|
|
| 67 |
19 Dec |
Ffordd y Gyfraith |
Area Call the assist Ambulance Service with the evacuation of an injured horse rider. Air Ambulance managed to land nearby & teams stood down en route. |
Brecon 9
1hr
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| 68 |
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| 69 |
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