Woman struck by lightning on summit of Snowdon

A woman has been rescued from the top of Yr Wyddfa / Snowdon this afternoon after being struck by lightning.

The incident was called to emergency services at 1:38PM

The local mountain rescue team based near Llanberis said, “The woman had been struck by lightning and was falling in and out of consciousness, with blood down one side of the face.”

“The team was called to our base at Nant Peris, and a request for the assistance of the Coast Guard rescue helicopter was made. Some members were deployed on foot and by train, where others were flown up by Rescue 936 to Clogwyn station.

“At the Summit two females were treated for the effects of a lightning strike. One with minor injuries and the other more serious. Both were evacuated back down the mountain to Clogwyn station by the team, where they were flown to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor by Rescue 936.”

The Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team is a fully voluntary organisation who respond to those in need on Snowdon and the surrounding mountains. The Team is on-call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and relies entirely on donations from members of the public to carry out this essential life-saving rescue service.

You can help with the work they do and support the Team by using this link – www.justgiving.com/llanberismountainrescue