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'Hazard warning' issued as TV crew lands on remote North Wales beach
Coastal walkers looking out for dolphins may have spotted a Bear instead. A black helicopter was seen landing on a 'hidden gem' beach in Gwynedd with a film crew on board.
Local people on the Llŷn Peninsula claim the production involved survival expert Bear Grylls, who owns the nearby island of St Tudwal's West, just off Abersoch. On the same day the TV star shared an Instagram Reel flying in a helicopter over slate-sided Llyn Cwmorthin near Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Having completed an adventure trip to Norway, he this month returned to his island retreat, filming family fun in the water and a work-out at their outdoor gym.
On Wednesday, July 23, an air traffic hazard alert was issued for the area. Covering southeast Pen Llŷn over to St Tudwal's islands, and warning of parachute jump exercises, it remains active until 6pm on July 26.
That afternoon, onlookers watched as a parachutist descended slowly towards a headland above Porth Ceriad, a stunning but difficult-to-reach beach between Abersoch and Aberdaron.
One woman said it made her day. 'Bear inland filming and parachuting out of his helicopter! Perfect coastal walk.'
The helicopter was supplied by GB Helicoptors, its aircraft having previously been involved in shows like Netflix's Fool Me Once and both the UK and US versions of The Traitors. Big budget productions have included Dunkirk and Transformers: The Last Knight.
Equipped with gyro-stabilised cameras, GB Helicoptors have previously supported the filming of the Bear Grylls Netflix show You vs The Wild.
Bear's next TV show is reportedly a new BBC production that will see the born survivor 'rekindle feuding people through nature'.
Wild Reckoning puts two people with a strained relationship into the wilderness, challenging them to overcome survival obstacles together.
According to TV sources, the 51-year-old adventurer will lead colleagues, friends and neighbours in a series of outdoor challenges to show that 'facing the wild can help mend even the deepest rifts'.
An insider told The Sun: "He's married for 25 years and a dad of three so is well versed in handling such challenges.' Sign up for the North Wales Live newsletter sent twice daily to your inbox
The show is expected to air next year after his Netflix series Celebrity Bear Hunt was axed after just one series. The decision was reportedly blamed on it being 'too expensive to make'.
Not everyone was convinced the arrival of a helicopter at Porth Ceriad was linked to a TV production. Online, one person quipped it may have been a 'pizza delivery' for one of Abersoch's wealthy residents.
