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North Wales Live
16-07-2025
- General
- North Wales Live
Near-fatal moment woman, 80, is 'feet from death' on Wales' highest mountain
A harrowing tale of an 80-year-old woman stranded on Wales' tallest peak, Yr Wyddfa, commonly called Snowdon, featured in tonight's SOS: Extreme Rescues. Josie and her spouse Trevor had scaled Snowdon twice annually for numerous years, before encountering one life-threatening ordeal. In tonight's instalment of the BBC show, entitled Hidden Dangers, Josie and Trevor recounted their experience and the perils she encountered. A spine-chilling recording of her emergency call to Mountain Rescue was broadcast, where she states: "I'm on Snowdon and I'm stuck. I must have come off the track, and I got lost." "I've cut the side of my head but it's only bleeding a bit," she adds. "I'm starting to shiver now, I'm nearly 80," reports Wales Online. Emergency teams were deployed to locate Josie in her "perilous" situation, positioned at a cliff's edge, and over 100 metres from any pathway. "We struggled to find her on our first attempt," one rescuer revealed. Meanwhile, Josie's husband shared his fears that she had "gone over the edge". He had commenced the trek with Josie, but following "horrendous" conditions, chose he wished to retreat. "I said, 'It's too dangerous'," he recalled, revealing Josie's determination to carry on. "She doesn't like not achieving what she wants to do, she's got her own mind." Trevor opted to await Josie but found himself waiting two and a half hours later, and lacking a mobile phone, returned to the mountain's base seeking assistance. "I was really scared, to be honest, because I know Snowdon's a dangerous place," he said. Over four-and-a-half hours after her emergency call, Josie was eventually located. "I just thought, 'what have I done?'" she remembered. "I thought nobody would find me, nobody." Josie explained that she tried to follow some people down the mountain, but the weather conditions made it difficult and she lost her way while trying to locate the path. "I stopped and looked down and thought, good God, it's nearly 3,000 feet down there," she said. "I thought, I'd never get back up." Following Josie's rescue, a volunteer cautioned: "She was 10 feet from death." "Your age is only a number, it's how you feel," she added, receiving commendation for her fitness during the climb. Trevor managed to meet Josie at the base, leaving him immensely relieved that she was safe. After 10 hours, Josie was finally reunited with her husband, as he confesses: "I broke down, I was that relieved."
Daily Mirror
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Horror moment 80-year-old woman is '10 feet from death' on Wales' highest mountain
SOS: Extreme Rescues was back on our screens and saw one woman in her 80s make a near-fatal decision as she attempted to climb Snowdon in Wales Tonight's episode of SOS: Extreme Rescues shared the harrowing tale of an 80-year-old woman, Josie, who found herself in a life-threatening situation on Yr Wyddfa, also known as Snowdon, Wales' highest peak. Josie and her husband Trevor, seasoned climbers who ascended Snowdon biannually, encountered a near-fatal experience. The BBC programme, titled Hidden Dangers, featured Josie and Trevor recounting the perilous ordeal they faced. A spine-chilling recording was played during the show, capturing Josie's desperate call to Mountain Rescue: "I'm on Snowdon and I'm stuck. I must have come off the track, and I got lost." She continued, explaining her injuries and growing concern: "I've cut the side of my head but it's only bleeding a bit," and "I'm starting to shiver now, I'm nearly 80," reports Wales Online. Rescue services were promptly dispatched to locate Josie, who was found in a "perilous" position, teetering on a cliff edge, over 100 metres from any trail. One rescuer admitted the difficulty they faced during the search, saying, "We struggled to find her on our first attempt." Trevor expressed his dread during the incident, fearing that Josie had "gone over the edge". He had set out with Josie but chose to turn back due to "horrendous" weather conditions, stating, "I said, 'It's too dangerous'," yet Josie was resolute to continue. "She doesn't like not achieving what she wants to do, she's got her own mind," he explained, highlighting her independent spirit. After waiting for two and a half hours, Trevor, without a mobile phone, made his way down to seek help, admitting, "I was really scared, to be honest, because I know Snowdon's a dangerous place,". Over four-and-a-half hours after her distress call to 999, Josie was eventually located. "I just thought, 'what have I done?'" she reflected. "I thought nobody would find me, nobody." Josie recounted how she tried to follow some individuals down the mountain, but the adverse weather conditions and her struggle to locate the path led to her becoming lost. "I stopped and looked down and thought, good God, it's nearly 3,000 feet down there," she expressed. "I thought, I'd never get back up." Following Josie's rescue, one of the volunteers ominously stated: "She was 10 feet from death." "Your age is only a number, it's how you feel," she added, receiving commendation for her fitness during the climb. Trevor was able to rendezvous with Josie at the base, leaving him immensely relieved that she was safe. After an agonising 10 hours, Josie was finally reunited with her husband, who confessed: "I broke down, I was that relieved."
