Walker lost on Gwynedd hill with 'significant' leg cuts rescued

North Wales Live

09-05-2025

A walker who suffered "significant scratches and cuts to his legs" was rescued after becoming lost on a Gwynedd hill. Aberglaslyn Mountain Rescue Team and the Search and Rescue Dog Association were called to the incident on Bank Holiday Monday at Moel y Gest.
An Aberglaslyn Mountain Rescue Team statement said: "On Monday 5th May at around 5pm a call came in from walker who had become lost and cragfast on steep, overgrown ground whilst descending from Moel y Gest. The tired walker had tried to find his way back to a path but had become entangled in bracken and bramble causing significant scratches and cuts to his legs.
"He made the right decision to stop and call for help. The team coordinators were able to use Sarloc Rescue technology to locate the walker, asking him to stay where he was until a foot party reached him.
"A small team, including Search and Rescue Dog Association SARDA Wales handler John and search dog Barney, were already at base so were deployed to find the casualty. Barney was first to find his way through the undergrowth to the walker, followed by John, alerting the rest of the team as to the casualty's location.
"Although badly scratched, his injuries did not require treatment so once the Remote Rescue Medical Technicians checked him over, the casualty was given walking poles to help with the descent and brought back to the MR base before dropped off at his car.
"Sometimes things don't go to plan and you need to ask for help. Being prepared doesn't always mean being able to get yourself off the hill, it's knowing when and how to ask for help if you can't. Call 999, ask for the Police and request Mountain Rescue."