Call Out

13.10.2026

Pont ar Daf path

2.97 hours

Dyfed Powys Police requested assistance from the team for Two female & one male support workers with a client with learning difficulties.. Together they walked at Pen y Fan and 3/4 of the way back down. When within 600 m of the car park the subject sat down and refused to move for two hours. The Support workers contacted the police to request Mountain Rescue but were declined as nobody was lost or injured. After another hour or so, the subject decided she was ready to walk back down. When she stood up, she rolled her ankle and fell in a stream and was unable to walk. Pain score 9/10. Support worker reports that casualty can often resist assistance .The casualty was easy to locate with phone find, the bigger problem was managing her specific learning difficulties and how they manifested themselves around strangers. Fortunately, we were able to build a rapport with her and she was complied during the rescue which just consisted of a simple stretcher carry off