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Mountain rescue on Moel Famau, Wales

Mountain rescue on Moel Famau, Wales
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  • Mountain rescue on Moel Famau, Wales
  • Duration: 05:04
  • Barnaby Bear is walking on Moel Famau mountain, North Wales, when he hears someone calling for help. A young girl, Ellen, was wearing slippery shoes and fell over when she was running. Barnaby dials 999 and asks for the mountain rescue service. He is able to tell the service team where he is and also provides the grid reference from his map. Barnaby marks the end of the mountain path with his orange picnic ground sheet. This acts as a marker to guide the rescue teams to the incident. Barnaby wraps Ellen in a survival blanket. The rescue team arrives and Barnaby is praised for his map reading skills. This clip has subtitles available in Flash.
  • Subject:

    Geography

       Topic:

    Mountains

  • Keywords: Moel Famau, Wales, mountain rescue, grid reference, map, survival blanket, navigation, subtitled
Ideas for use in class
  • As well as learning about the pleasures of walking in mountain areas, this clip highlights some of the possible dangers. It provides suggestions about what to do in the event of an emergency on a mountain. It also illustrates very positive reasons for being able to read grid references on a map.
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  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 16x9
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