A beautiful Welsh waterfall has become the focal point of rescue missions to recover walkers of certain age, according to a mountain rescue service. Aber Falls at Abergwyngregyn in Snowdonia has seen several incidents in recent weeks.
The Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation (OVMRO) have visited 120ft waterfall four times in the last fortnight to assist a fallen walker. A spokesperson for the volunteer led service said: “Rhaeadr Fawr has become quite a hotspot for middle-aged walkers recently. For the fourth time in two weeks the team were called out to Aber Falls for a fallen walker.”
According to North Wales Live, these incidents included a woman who lost some teeth, another who broke her leg and two were reported unconscious.
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But some of those who have been rescued were slightly less impressed with the 'middle aged" label, despite also sharing their gratitude for the team's help. One woman slipped near the base of the waterfall and badly dislocated her ankle. It was later discovered she had broken her leg too.
She was given morphine and entonox, placed into a vacuum splint and transferred to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor for surgery. The woman, from Oldham, later thanked the team for its help – but she was slightly non-plussed by the “middle-aged” tag.
“I’m only 38!” she wailed when OVMRO posted details of the rescue on Facebook. She added: “I honestly don’t know what I would have done without your help.”
Other casualties included a who had collapsed on the path to the falls and fallen unconscious. Another female walker suffered a nasty injury when she slipped at the top of the waterfall and tumbled into its waters. Despite hitting her head and losing several teeth, she managed to get back to her own car.
Another walker slapped with the 'middle aged' label was a man who had stopped at the waterfall on the way to the Llyn Peninsula with some friends. He slipped down a rock and fell into the river, briefly losing consciousness. After making a donation to OVMRO, he identified himself on social media. “So this was me, the dope that took the tumble,” he told the team.
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