critical fall injury Snowdonia Serious incident

Tryfan, Eryri

Thursday, 27 August 2026

A walker fell 10 metres while scrambling in a gully on the west side of Tryfan in Eryri and sustained critical injuries. Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation, RAF Mountain Rescue Service, and Wales Air Ambulance conducted a technical rope rescue, lowering the casualty below cloud base before airlifting them to a major trauma centre.

Outcome: casualty airlifted to major trauma centre by Wales Air Ambulance following technical rope rescue

Responding team

Ogwen Valley MRO — team website ↗

Sources

Walker airlifted from Eryri after sustaining critical injuries in 10-metre fall news · northwalespioneer.co.uk
Walker airlifted from Eryri after sustaining critical injuries in 10-metre fall news · northwaleschronicle.co.uk
Critically-injured walker airlifted after Tryfan fall news · pressreader.com
Walker critically injured after 10-metre fall on Tryfan news · uk.news.yahoo.com

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