Under Pressure
Summer visitors put the teams under strain. There’s a race against the tide to save an injured power kiter. A freak storm delays an ambulance reaching a medical emergency.
In the beautiful but wild landscape of Eryri, also known as Snowdonia, a huge influx of visitors in summer ramps up pressure on already-stretched emergency teams. Traeth y Graigddu (Black Rock Sands) is packed on a sunny bank holiday when a power kiter breaks his collarbone after crashing onto rock-hard sand. The coastguard team stationed at the beach face ambulance and air ambulance delays as everywhere is so busy, plus a race against the tide to get him to safety.
In the mountains, there’s no let-up either – especially for one volunteer rescuer who responds to two separate emergencies on the same mountain in just 24 hours. And when a woman starts experiencing heart problems in a remote part of Eryri, it’s clear she needs medical help – and fast. The queue of bank holiday 999 calls and a freak summer storm threaten the agencies’ efforts to get her to hospital.
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Urgent call out to a rural track
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Executive Producer | Rachael Barnes |
Executive Producer | Arwyn Evans |
Broadcasts
- Mon 22 Jan 2024 19:00
- Sun 28 Jan 2024 15:30´óÏó´«Ã½ One Wales HD & Wales only
- Tue 30 Jul 2024 20:30´óÏó´«Ã½ Two Wales & Wales HD only