SOS Extreme Rescues Season 2 Episode 9

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00:01This is Errori.

00:03A breathtaking part of North Wales that draws visitors in their millions.

00:10But this wild landscape can also hold dangers.

00:15And when things go wrong,

00:18the busiest network of rescue agencies in the country must come together.

00:27Saving lives.

00:30In a landscape like no other.

00:34That's a proper job there.

00:47Errori has got busier.

00:50Without question, yeah.

00:53It's a very picturesque, very, very beautiful place.

00:56So naturally people want to go and have that experience themselves.

01:00Many of the four million people who visit Errori each year head for the area's most famous hotspots.

01:07Like Errori, or Snowdon, Wales and England's highest peak.

01:11First time I went up Snowdon, I was about 11, 12 years of age.

01:23When we did it, it was quiet. There weren't that many people on it.

01:27These days, Errori attracts some 600,000 visitors a year.

01:34Errori is a 24-hour mountain, 365 days a year. There's always people on it.

01:39People go up there, ticking lists really.

01:44The classic sort of, oh, we've done Snowdon.

01:48Sadly, because of the volume of people that we get, we also get a higher volume of accidents.

01:52It's an August bank holiday weekend, and visitors are out in their droves.

02:01So it's no surprise when a call comes in for help.

02:03A woman called Sarah has fallen 20 foot from one of the Rwydfa's most famous walking routes.

02:17Llybyr Ymwynwyr, or the Miner's Track.

02:20She's now badly hurt, near the shore of Llyn Glaslyn.

02:24It's a job for Llanberis Mountain Rescue.

02:32She's near the shore of Llyn Glaslyn, so probably on the path from intersection down the steps.

02:40It is a path, but it is steep, and there are a series of quite slippery, rocky slabs.

02:46We can drive, to a certain extent, up the Miner's Path.

03:05And the path was very busy.

03:09That in itself gives an added challenge.

03:14This is as far as the 4x4 can go.

03:25World's heaviest bag on that.

03:29They'll have to do the last 15 minutes on foot.

03:32He's described a 20-foot tumbling fall cut to the head, injury to neck, shoulder, and casualty's name is Sarah.

03:44I was heading down the Miner's Path.

03:50I could see the lakes, so I was nearly at the bottom.

03:54And then my feet just went from underneath me.

03:57I remember being face down, sliding down the bank, which felt really fast, and sort of thinking to myself, I don't know how to start.

04:06I must have hit my head, because I think I lost consciousness. And I knew I'd hurt my back. I've never felt pain like that before.

04:27So, obviously, you've got a bug on your head. My head. My neck. Your neck. Shoulder.

04:37She was conscious and breathing, and those are the first two things which are of importance.

04:42Can I have a finger from this hand, please?

04:48The casualty had a cut to her head, and she was also complaining of discomfort in her lower back.

04:56It rings immediate alarm bells.

04:58The pain in my lower back just felt like a sharp pain, and it wouldn't go away. It was constant.

05:19Score five out of ten when sat still, but increases on movement.

05:24Worst case scenario, that could be involving some sort of spinal cord injury, a pelvic injury, which are obviously both quite serious.

05:32They give her an inhalable painkiller.

05:38We are now giving three milligram head throx.

05:41Whistle this time over.

05:43That'll help with the pain, so get some good rest of that in here before you try and move.

05:47Big breaths in and out.

05:49We have to make sure that we get them to a hospital where we have access to better resources to find out what is actually wrong with that person.

05:59Are you happy to transport her on stretcher?

06:04We were thinking aircraft with the possible LZB in Glasgow.

06:08Roger, that's all copied. We'll be back in touch shortly with it.

06:13They're going to put a question.

06:14If we have any indication that she might have a spinal injury, we'll call 936.

06:19They call in the Coast Guard helicopter to get Sarah to hospital as quickly as possible.

06:25The lad down there, we just want to keep people up there for a short while. That's good. Thank you.

06:26Yes, sir.

06:27They need to get Sarah onto a stretcher.

06:31We're going to do a bit of a lift, and then we're going to slide this underneath you. Okay?

06:32But she's in extreme pain.

06:33Lift your feet up, Sarah.

06:34Lift your feet up, Sarah.

06:35Well done. Well done, Sarah.

06:36Remember the breezy fist box in as well?

06:37Yeah.

06:38We just want to keep people up there for a short one. That's good. Thank you.

06:43They need to get Sarah onto a stretcher.

06:45We're going to do a bit of a lift, and then we're going to slide this underneath you, OK?

06:51But she's in extreme pain.

06:54Lift your feet up, Sarah.

06:56I can't.

06:58Well done. Well done, Sarah.

07:00Remember the breezy footwork's in as well.

07:03Whenever you've got somebody who has got a painful injury,

07:07loading the person onto the stretcher is always a difficult move.

07:11Oh, we're all the pain now.

07:13Where about? In the butt?

07:15In the butt? In the butt's back, yeah.

07:16We're going to have to lift you, Sarah. We've got no choice about this.

07:19I'm going to put up there.

07:21OK, are you ready?

07:22I'm ready.

07:23One, two, three, lift.

07:25Oh, my God.

07:29Sarah, was that your bum again?

07:31Yeah, it's so bad.

07:32OK, keep breathing that pen for us.

07:34Have another go on it for us.

07:35Come on, Sarah.

07:36I'm going to lift legs and we'll just slide them around.

07:39I've got hold of the mat.

07:40I've got hold of the mat under here.

07:41Steady.

07:42Steady.

07:45Get me.

07:46Well done, Sarah.

07:47Well done.

07:48Go on back, Sarah.

07:50Back, Sarah.

07:51Sarah, let's bring your arm down a little bit.

07:54Sarah.

07:54No.

07:55You can bring this down.

07:55There we go.

07:56Good stuff.

07:56It doesn't look very stable in the air today, just so it's doing a bit jiggering.

08:07The helicopters arrived, but the weather conditions are making it difficult for it to land.

08:13It can be a problematic place from a helicopter point of view.

08:19It was windy and the wind was sort of multi-directional, so it was swirling around.

08:25OK.

08:26Right, look at our helicopter's going.

08:27The helicopter must head to a more sheltered landing site and meet the team there.

08:34Ferris Base 737 DS9.

08:37We're going to go for the pressure or cordway.

08:41We'd had to make the decision to carry the patient down to one of our vehicles to hopefully

08:49transport her to somewhere where we could meet the aircraft.

08:52That's what I said.

08:52She's in agony.

08:53That's what I was saying to this.

08:54Every time I get a bump for wind system.

08:58It's a 30-minute stretcher carry.

09:01And the same again in the truck.

09:04That's lightweight stretcher.

09:11I'll just block the entrance a bit.

09:15at last sarah is on her way to hospital in bangor

09:43it's always a degree of relief you have successfully managed the job that you

09:49were tasked to do

09:54uh

10:09straight in right

10:14good then i went for a full ct scan

10:19and then i went for an x-ray of my neck and my shoulder as well

10:28now seraphis is a nervous wait to find out what damage has been done

10:36so we've had i've had a look through the pictures

10:38your spine looks okay

10:45i can't see any fractures and which was our main worry because you're quite sore

10:49sarah has had a very lucky escape

10:53the results of the ct scan was um all good yeah we'll see how you are once um they should definitely

10:59keep the iron man faster on here just for effect and the same with the x-ray thankfully there was

11:07no broken bones which i was really pleased about

11:11it doesn't even look like me i look like a witch

11:14aside from some pretty hefty bruises you've got away from this unscathed yeah

11:22it was a huge relief but there was a whole team of people that came together

11:25to help me that day and they are all fantastic in my in my view all of them

11:40the mountains awaterori is most famous for but in the summer people also fled to the coast

11:48on a summer's day especially on a busy busy day you look around and it's just full of people it's

11:54hundreds if not in the thousands and that puts the emergency teams under pressure you've got a

12:02huge population increase you've basically got a city moving into a village the strain on emergency

12:08services is quite acute

12:16it's mid-summer at berma or barmouth beach it was one of the nicest days that we've had for a long time

12:25it was fantastically warm the sky was nice and clear

12:32technically i'd describe it would be called absolutely rammed

12:36and the coast guard volunteers are gearing up for a busy day

12:43paddling against it so you can watch him now he's starting to paddle

12:46when that tide starts changing starts moving out and if you've got an offshore breeze accompanying that

12:54that makes the beach dangerous

12:56they spot what looks like three children on inflatables being dragged out to sea

13:11martin and the team head to the beach

13:13so they're not obviously in control of the situation are they move forward please thank you

13:22so we straight away drove onto the beach

13:33and as we got there the life that was already on its way back into shore

13:38is everybody okay yeah did you realize how far you were out i told enough yeah were you the one

13:44that was starting to come back good lad but before they can give the boys a lesson on the risks of

13:50using inflatables at sea another urgent call comes in see that tells to walking back already they've

13:58lost a child blonde-haired child if you could possibly get a description and details yeah we've just we've

14:05just been told the missing child yes lucy five last scene at the water blonde a missing child requires

14:11a quick response she was wearing a flowery swimsuit i'm pretty sure it's important to find them as

14:18quick as possible just in case something bad does happen she was last seen going into the water with

14:23her husband and it was just here just over there that's the big fear where were the last

14:28seen by the water and that's always a nightmare scenario the team speak to lucy's mum i just

14:35heard you mention she was with a friend that she's still the friend friend and my husband came running

14:40back and luke went i can't find lucy and i don't know why the friends say lucy is lost somewhere along

14:47the two mile stretch of sand that makes up bermot beach

14:51looking for a missing child on a busy beach is very hard you've just got a sea of people

15:04and description you're given is a child that's three foot tall wearing pink and long hair and you

15:11look around and all you can see is children wearing pink with long hair

15:18with hundreds of people on the beach the team head out into the crowd to search for lucy

15:27stand by it's that sinking feeling isn't it are they in the water so have they drowned

15:33um which is the first thing that's going to cross a parent's mind doesn't it are they say

15:42and for martin the situation brings back a particularly distressing memory

15:49my son was about four or five i look in the pool and my son is disappearing under the water

15:58so i just dived in and come underneath him and scoop him up straight away he's absolutely fine

16:07but it's just that split second there's just the fear in his eyes nothing else i always think about

16:13that when you've got these people on the beach who have lost sight of their kid and you know that

16:22panic that must be in there it's different isn't it to losing them in not a supermarket or something

16:28oh my god losing them here is next level place last seen is important for us to know we've got

16:35coast guard officers walking down the beach from our hut to here and then they'll be searching the

16:42sand dunes and checking those areas there he is oh i learned something else coming here during that

16:48instant we had another one come in a little boy and a girl so we got found kids and lost missing

16:54parents come running up to me and then after that it was like the snowball effect and it was just one

17:01after another after another after another you have to have a missing person if somebody could come back

17:06and let us know please it's busy on the beach 11 missing children or missing adults in literally a

17:14space for an hour or so we've found children for scenario because we've just got to find the parents

17:18and they usually turn up at some point

17:23suddenly news arrives a missing child has been found well you can't see

17:30is she okay it's lucy just a bit scared doesn't need any medical help hello sweetheart you okay

17:47you've been in the water her dad has found her safe and well that's right it's all over

18:00and that relief i'm sorry that relief when they get together i know what that feels like

18:11and by the end of a long afternoon all the missing children have been safely reunited with their families

18:20it's very rewarding to know you're part of a team that does good like that for people

18:27it makes me feel very proud yeah they're very proud we work as a team when everything comes together

18:35there's just absolutely no feeling in the world like it

18:46on sunny days eryri's rivers gorges and waterfalls are another magnet for visitors keen to cool off

18:57so we have got honey pots in the area we're blessed with lots of lakes lots of beautiful rivers

19:08there's pools where people would jump off different rocks you know people go swimming in there

19:14it's definitely got busier in the summer it's on social media a lot it's a beautiful place

19:21for rescue teams jobs here demand a highly specialized skill set how's the speed slow it down slow

19:34oh stop general mountaineering background knowledge of rope work local area knowledge as well

19:42we'll train for doing different rope systems

19:44uh just pull it direct swift water rescue capability as well

19:50we can support for local flooding for paddlers and people canyoning in the gorges

20:04it's a sweltering saturday afternoon when a call comes in

20:07a 24 year old man is injured after jumping into the river he's with his family near tourist hotspot

20:20bettos accord not far from pont and winwood or miners bridge

20:25all gwen valley mountain rescue get the call

20:37i think there's a second job just coming yeah but within minutes two other jobs come in

20:43it's going to take you some wild to get to you i'm afraid so just six volunteers are available to head to

20:49the river rescue yeah two zero eight uh we're up now just coming up over the miners bridge mate we're

20:55just trying to get through the gate over

21:02with this gentleman he'd scrambled upstream along the rocks and then he'd crossed the river and he was

21:10on the other side of the river by a little waterfall on some very slippy steep sided ground

21:19which was not that easy to access oh they're just over there there's no crossing here so the team must

21:27wade through the water scrambling over wet rocks to assess the man's injuries

21:36yeah so attention as we get this tragedy package self-abinder pain relief

21:41he fell off there lads yeah hit something under the water and then he's moved to here

21:45okay so right in to go

21:51and breathe out he had been wet and he was cold okay so you can do like five of those to start off

21:59with the case to do with those one after the other he was in shock and he was in a lot of pain

22:04they had an injury to top of the leg we thought there might be pelvis injuries spine consideration as

22:11well okay now you've got that now so if you start feeling any pain just take take a go on it okay so

22:18pelvic injuries can be dangerous because of the underlying structures the blood vessels and the nerves

22:24the force it takes to break a pelvis for a young man of that age is significant you know we wanted to get

22:32them out of there as soon as we could but there's no easy way to get the injured man out

22:41in fact what we're going to go up which is a no-no as far as i'm concerned

22:46so the other options were to do a winch from the helicopter so they were called in

22:52can we redirect 936 to him

23:01the coastguard helicopter can be with them in 10 minutes

23:07one two three lift your bum up helicopter coming

23:13can we have someone go back and get the heli strut

23:16one two three lift your bum up

23:18meanwhile the team need to fit the injured man with a pelvic binder to stabilize his injury

23:25roll under as far as we can

23:27and get him onto a stretcher

23:31long deep nice

23:34i'm just gonna hold skin under here okay

23:38i got him there i'm just gonna put my arm here just to stop you sliding okay

23:46it's quite an inaccessible place in terms of rescue it can be tricky to winch into and

24:07if you snag a hoist cable around a tree then the winch operator's only option is to cut that cable

24:14you might have to say i'm sorry but we don't think we should try this

24:23uh we totally understand totally agree with that uh thanks for trying it was a it was a chance

24:28but uh that's totally justifiable uh thanks for attending and i'm sure odd and base will have other

24:33stuff for you though right that's it helicopter's not clean with the helicopter unable to help the

24:40team will have to get the injured man out by themselves

24:46we couldn't use the helicopters then we went to plan c

24:50stretcher

24:51two zero six one is two

24:53stretcher stretcher

24:55which means the six of them carrying the casualty in a stretcher across the fast flowing river

25:01normally on stretch carry we'd be looking having eight people we had that many call outs that day that

25:10you manage with what you've got we knew it was going to be a difficult extraction and there were

25:18definitely risks they rig a rope system across the water put them on the highland so if we put the

25:24helicopter straps on on the pulley we can just pull them across and starts to bring the stretcher across

25:32okay we've got hands on it david you can lift yeah i've got it now and lifting at head end

25:38sometimes we have to make decisions which are not the gold standard but as long as they are

25:44appropriately risk assessed and they're the right thing for the casualty then sometimes we will have

25:50to make those decisions on the ground okay well there's a knuckle work yeah what i suggest is rotate

25:58the feet to luca yep your feet yeah luckily on that day four of us were swift water rescue trains

26:08hold while we're on the rock then you move forward to hold

26:12four of us were also advanced rope trained so we had a lot of knowledge within a very small team

26:17you got empty go go go go go go quick

26:24yeah hold down hold that okay i've got this side jed

26:29you're on that side everybody yeah okay wait wait wait wait

26:35yeah i'm hands on got it toes up so we stay dry wait

26:40we need slack oh slack please dave

26:53we were lucky that the river wasn't higher one foot higher the techniques we used would not have been

26:59appropriate and we would have had to wait for ogwin or another team to assist us

27:06go to the ground go down on three one two three finally they make it back onto dry land ready brace lift

27:18okay it's gonna be tight on the right

27:23yeah stop stop stop and hand the casualty over to the waiting ambulance crew who'll take him on to hospital

27:36once you handed over the casualty there's always a feeling of relief that you've done everything

27:41that you can for them every call out is different you never know what you're going to go to we train

27:48a lot for them we have a saying that it's train hard fight easy x-rays later reveal he's badly fractured

27:57his femur we were good solid group of team members making right decisions at the right time it's a nice

28:06nice feeling

28:16so

28:18so

28:26so

28:28so

28:30so

28:32Amen.

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