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Search and Rescue Dog Association Wales are a group of volunteers who go out to search for missing people anywhere in Wales. Many SARDA Wales dog handlers are also members of Mountain Rescue teams and also offer their services to Police, Mountain Rescue & Coastguard. There are two groups: one for
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North Wales Cave Rescue Organisation is a registered charity operates from and is a member of the British Cave Rescue Council and North Wales Mountain Rescue Association. but some teams operate as both cave rescue teams and mountain rescue teams. South and Mid Wales Cave Rescue Team (SMWCRT) is a
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registered charity which was initially set up in 1946 for Swansea and Neath Valleys. Since then, howevers, the team's area of responsibility covers South and Mid Wales. They provide technical support to Mountain Rescue Teams, search for missing people and provided assistance on the
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The Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service has a teams in Wales – and as part of the military is wholly government funded. They have primary responsibility for aircraft crashes on high ground, but also respond to civilian calls for assistance from hikers and climbers.
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Voluntary mountain rescue teams in Wales are independent charities whose members are highly trained volunteers, who offer a free service and who are called out by the police. Some are members of the 'Mountain Rescue England and Wales' organisation.
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North East Wales Search and Rescue (NEWSAR) - 6 teams: Aberdyfi, Aberglaslyn, Llanberis, North East, Ogwen Valley and South Snowdonia.
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The South Wales Search and Rescue Association (SWSARA) - 5 teams: Brecon, Central Beacons, Longtown, Western Becons and South Wales.
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About 375,000 people walk the paths to the summit of Snowdon every year; around 1% will need assistance to come down the mountain.
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Mountain Rescue England and Wales is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation with its main offices in
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The Legend of Llandwrog: The Story of an Airfield and the Birth of the RAF Mountain Rescue Service
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activities that occur in the mountainous and other wilderness environments in
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is covered by the South Wales Search and Rescue Association, and include:
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All In a Day's Work: RAF Mountain Rescue in Snowdonia, 1944-46
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Rescue: True-life Drama of Royal Air Force Search and Rescue
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Snowdonia
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Wales
Snowdon
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Porthmadog
HM Coastguard
Holyhead
Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service

RAF Valley
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Tamworth
England
Mountain rescue in England and Wales
Mountains and hills of Scotland
National parks of Wales
Snowdon
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"Rescue on Snowdon"
"Aberglaslyn Mountain Rescue Team (AMRT"
"SARDA WALES"
"British Cave Rescue Council"
"South & Mid Wales Cave Rescue Team (SMWCRT)"
"Mountain Rescue England and Wales"
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