Aberdyfi Search & Rescue Team was called by the ambulance service to assist a male walker in his 60s who had developed chest pains while walking on the Minffordd Path, Cadair Idris.
Due to the potentially life-threatening nature of the incident, an immediate team callout was initiated. The first responders ascended the path alongside an ambulance medic to reach the casualty as quickly as possible.
Following assessment, it was determined that the walker was suffering a serious cardiac emergency requiring urgent evacuation.
Working alongside ambulance service colleagues and an air ambulance crew, team members assisted with the evacuation using a mountain rescue stretcher before transferring the casualty to the helicopter for onward transport to definitive medical care.
