A mountain rescue team is appealing for information after one of its members’ equipment was stolen from his car.
The kit is vital for the volunteer’s work as part of the rapid response team from Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation.
The gear was in a rucksack taken from the mountain rescuer’s car while it was parked today, Wednesday, outside his home on the outskirts of Bethesda.
Chris Lloyd of the OVMRO asked anyone offered any of the stolen kit to contact North Wales Police.
He said: “It is very obvious that this sack and its contents belong to a mountain rescue team member.
“The rucksack belongs to one of the rapid response team members who is readily available, very fit and trained in advance casualty care.
“The black Pod rucksack contains a team Icom radio; team white Petzl helmet; team first aid kit; team high-visibility orange waistcoat with Mountain Rescue on its back; a bag containing four red karabiners; a blue tape sling; a red tape sling; long white tape and 10m of 8mm kermantle; a red Paramo Aspira jacket and a similar orange one; two pairs of salopettes; a Mammut orange extreme fleece, and a headtorch.”
Mr Lloyd said many of the stolen items have orange OVMRO keyring fobs attached.
All clothing is for the smaller or slighter build, he said.
Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation’s volunteers cover the northern section of the Snowdonia national park, including Tryfan, the Glyderau and Carneddau.
North Wales Police can be contacted using the 101 number.
snowydragon
14 November 2013Was his car locked? It takes a certain type of person to break into a car, expecially at Ogwen valley car park. If the car was open howver any opportunist might have done something stupid, were there any young offender groups out that day I wonder?
Jobizzle
14 November 2013Snowydragon:
I think it says in the article that the gear was stolen from near his home, not the Oggy car park. And why should you automatically assume young offenders are responsible?
Young offenders out in the mountains would be strictly supervised anyway. I have serious doubts as to whether they could a) break into a car and b) steal some very distinctive gear.
Please don't write off the nation's "yoof".
Eve
18 September 2015regardless of who it is, its appalling. hope they recover it