medical emergency - hypothermia Snowdonia

Snowdon

Saturday, 18 March 2017

A 17-year-old was found unwell at Snowdon's summit and stretchered to safety by Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team. The teenager was suffering from mild hypothermia in wet, windy conditions and was evacuated via the Snowdon Mountain Railway track to hospital.

Outcome: casualty stretchered down and transferred to hospital

Responding team

Llanberis MRT — team website ↗

Source

Teenager stretchered off Snowdon summit news · dailypost.co.uk

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