Large Rescue Call out to OFD
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Thanks Pegasus.Pegasus said:Well done Maxine, both on being part of the rescue and on your considered comments to the BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-59223829
"I initially went into the cave at 6am on Sunday morning for a 13-hour shift, carrying in rescue kit, then I moved on to the stretcher and then onto communications with the surface in order to give them updates as to how the casualty was doing and how the team was progressing - so quite busy really," she said.
"I had moments when I was able to hold his hand, talk to him and it was quite special to feel him squeeze my hand and know that he knew we were there for him"
'so quite busy really' - beautifully understated
Well done to the whole caving community, the rescuers and the helpers. Get well soon George
I went to work early today to try and catch up, but took a phone from Martin (Chair of MCR) asking if I could do a radio interview for BBC Bristol.
It?s snowballed from there into two interviews to camera too.
I did my best to show how amazing cavers are and I?ve been told they were using the team work angle on their reports.
So many people turned out to help and it?s really pleasing to be part of an amazing community of people!
Wayland Smith
Active member
BBC report says.
Mr Linnane is being treated at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, having broken a tibia, fibula, jaw, and suffered chest injuries.
Mr Linnane is being treated at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, having broken a tibia, fibula, jaw, and suffered chest injuries.
Pete K
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From a conversation with someone in BCRC, it seems likely that around 1/3 of the entire UK Cave Rescue volunteer community were at this rescue in OFD.
It was amazing to be involved and seamlessly work alongside colleagues from so many other teams. I'm looking forward to seeing some of you again at the BCRC Rescue Conference in June 2022.
It was amazing to be involved and seamlessly work alongside colleagues from so many other teams. I'm looking forward to seeing some of you again at the BCRC Rescue Conference in June 2022.
Being right on the doorstep of the SWCC HQ must have made a huge difference in being able to organise things for the rescuers. Quite apart from having a rescue store immediately to hand, being able to organise food and hot drinks for people having to stand about in the cold waiting to go down or having just come out must have helped morale no end. SWCC obviously pulled out all the stops to assist in any way they could and deserve thanks from all involved.
Just imagine having a rescue of this magnitude somewhere up on the moors in Yorkshire, miles from the nearest road - it doesn't bear thinking about.
Just imagine having a rescue of this magnitude somewhere up on the moors in Yorkshire, miles from the nearest road - it doesn't bear thinking about.
mrodoc
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That occurred to me as well. Also a team could get to the casualty relatively rapidly. The call out from the far end of Southern Passage took many hours and it was fortunate the casualty wasn't more seriously injured. Perhaps for cave systems like this a cave link radio at remote locations with a long lasting battery would be a useful thing to have in rescue dumps.. Now we have the technology I don't see why it should not be used in this way for emergencies. Perhaps sponsors could be found.
David Rose
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Brilliant idea.
Bob Mehew
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and also in https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/nov/13/he-was-actually-cracking-jokes-a-volunteer-on-the-54-hour-brecon-beacons-cave-rescue nice article on interview with Chair of BCRC
mrodoc
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I am suddenly feeling old. I remember caving with Mandy when you came out to Meghalaya on honeymoon (we decorated the tent with balloons). Regarding my suggestion of emergency phones - it would need some thought. Firstly it would predicate on somebody on the surface making contact rather than the other way round so would have to be linked to a call out system (unless you link to a red flashing light). Secondly they couldn't be put just anywhere but with a bit of thought the most remote locations could be targeted. The casualty in this rescue was fortunate in one way that he had his accident relatively near the surface so a call out could be made rapidly and first aid brought in much faster than in most rescues. With the SSP rescue in Aggy 40 years ago a party member had to cover over a mile of cave then make a substantial walk just to get near a phone (and of course there were no mobiles then). Despite being one of the biggest rescues the UK had seen it seems to have gone under the radar a bit.