0:00:02 > 0:00:06From the Highlands of Scotland to the coast of Cornwall,
0:00:06 > 0:00:11the great British countryside is spectacular.
0:00:11 > 0:00:16But we work and play in it at our peril.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20And when things go wrong,
0:00:20 > 0:00:22the emergency services race to the rescue...
0:00:23 > 0:00:28He's come off and he's got his leg trapped underneath it.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Oh, man. Oh, this is a nightmare.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35..going hundreds of miles against the clock,
0:00:35 > 0:00:40battling the elements and braving the waves.
0:00:42 > 0:00:47From the Welsh valleys to winding country roads,
0:00:47 > 0:00:51we'll be right at the heart of the action
0:00:51 > 0:00:53with police fighting crime...
0:00:53 > 0:00:57I am tinkering on seizing the vehicle.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Paramedics saving lives...
0:01:00 > 0:01:02BABY CRIES
0:01:02 > 0:01:05And lifeguards patrolling the seas.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09We're there as the emergency services pull together
0:01:09 > 0:01:12to pick up, patch up and protect the public.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16This is Countryside 999.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Coming up, the Royal Navy search and rescue team
0:01:37 > 0:01:41race to a fallen walker in the Lake District.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51It's no teddy bears' picnic down in the woods in Wales...
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Just the one dog?
0:01:53 > 0:01:56And in Cornwall, the season's just started
0:01:56 > 0:01:59but it's game over for one young footballer.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01HE GROANS
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Britain's great outdoors.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Millions of us love to get off the beaten track
0:02:12 > 0:02:14for a bit of fun and adventure,
0:02:14 > 0:02:16especially in the summer.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19But when things go wrong in a remote area,
0:02:19 > 0:02:22you sometimes need a serious piece of kit...
0:02:24 > 0:02:25Like one of these.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29The Navy operate their Sea King helicopters
0:02:29 > 0:02:31from just two bases in the UK.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Taking to the skies on thousands of urgent missions every year,
0:02:38 > 0:02:42they're one of the countryside's essential emergency services.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50They need to be prepared for anything...
0:02:53 > 0:02:56..24 hours a day, whatever the weather.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Summer and winter, the search and rescue crews cover
0:03:05 > 0:03:10thousands of miles to rescue those in distress,
0:03:10 > 0:03:14and often collaborate with other emergency services.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23HMS Gannet in south-west Scotland
0:03:23 > 0:03:26is the busiest of all the search and rescue bases.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Today, the Gannet guys have been called out urgently
0:03:32 > 0:03:34to the Lake District.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36There's a walker in serious trouble on Haystacks,
0:03:36 > 0:03:39one of the most popular peaks.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42But it will take 45 minutes to reach him.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45In the back are senior observer Richie Lightfoot
0:03:45 > 0:03:48and paramedic and winch man Florry Ford.
0:04:26 > 0:04:3025 minutes from the site, new info comes in.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33The mountain rescue team have reached him.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47177, that's all copied.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54The hill walker has fallen 30 feet onto rocks,
0:04:54 > 0:04:58ending up in water at the bottom of a steep-sided gully.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00It's a really awkward site.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03The Gannet crew, with their winch, look like the best bet
0:05:03 > 0:05:07for getting the man out in what is shaping to be a challenging rescue.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14The wild terrain they're heading for is breathtaking,
0:05:14 > 0:05:17imposing mountains and stunning lakes.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19But it can be treacherous.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27The walker has fallen 30 feet and he needs help fast.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33As observer, it's one of Richie's jobs to coordinate
0:05:33 > 0:05:36with the local Cockermouth mountain rescue guys on the ground.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57- It looks all right.- Yeah.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33The helicopter is hovering directly above the mountain rescue team
0:06:33 > 0:06:34and the casualty.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38That's a good position there.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Are you happy to go down a little bit further?
0:06:41 > 0:06:44One of the MRT is just above the gully where the walker's lying.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49The injured man is trapped a bit further upstream
0:06:49 > 0:06:51from this section of the ravine,
0:06:51 > 0:06:53out of sight beneath the chopper.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55He's been lying there for several hours.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21This is what they train for.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25The man is badly injured, cold and wet at the bottom of a gully.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27They need to get him off the hillside, fast.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Heading due south from the Lake District
0:07:38 > 0:07:41is another of our national parks,
0:07:41 > 0:07:44the Brecon Beacons in Wales,
0:07:44 > 0:07:47520 square miles of tough terrain,
0:07:47 > 0:07:52wild moorland and forest as far as the eye can see.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56Sitting in the shadow of the mountains on the northern edge
0:07:56 > 0:07:59of the park is the town of Brecon.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08The local cop shop is run by the Dyfed Powys Police Force,
0:08:08 > 0:08:10responsible for this massive area.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Sergeant Owen Dillon likes to start his day with a spot of housekeeping,
0:08:18 > 0:08:21and he scrubs up a treat.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24It's all part of keeping a good, positive image, really.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28Doesn't look good driving around in dirty cars.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37Today he's off to patrol the vast wilderness of the Brecon area.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40But with such a large beat,
0:08:40 > 0:08:42countryside cops like Owen often work alone.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50That'll be the car dirty again.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Car crime was a big problem around here.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57Travelling gangs broke into vehicles parked up in remote spots.
0:08:58 > 0:09:03Over the years, what we've done is we've designed changes
0:09:03 > 0:09:06to some of these car parks to try and make them safer.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09We work closely with the National Parks, Forestry Commission
0:09:09 > 0:09:15and the National Trust, because they've all got involvement in this area.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17This is one of the car parks.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21Years ago, this was a place where we quite often had cars broken into.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23It just doesn't happen now
0:09:23 > 0:09:25because we all work together to prevent it.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37At the weekend,
0:09:37 > 0:09:39loads of people come out here to enjoy a bit of country air.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Owen's found a family making the most
0:09:41 > 0:09:44of the summer Saturday afternoon.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48My guess is he's after a nicely barbecued sausage or two.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53I've timed it wrong. I was going to come when the sausages were ready!
0:09:55 > 0:09:58But even if the sausages look a bit on the burnt side,
0:09:58 > 0:10:03this kind of fireside chat is a vital part of Owen's job.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05- Goodbye, everyone. ALL:- Bye!
0:10:07 > 0:10:10One of the big things about Dyfed Powys is we want to be accessible.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Accessible doesn't mean just being able to go to a police station.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15It's being able to talk to us when we're out and about.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17So, yeah, preventing crime,
0:10:17 > 0:10:20deterring criminals from having a free rein around here,
0:10:20 > 0:10:22but also we're dealing with the public,
0:10:22 > 0:10:24and that's what we're here for.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26As you can see, it's a beautiful office.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35There's definitely worse places to work.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38But not everyone's on a family day out.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41I just want to have a look and see what's happening
0:10:41 > 0:10:44with this Polo here now, so just have a quick look.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00What I'm interested in, to start with, what's inside it.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03What I'll be looking for is any drugs paraphernalia,
0:11:03 > 0:11:06any sort of tools or anything.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14There's nothing visible in the car,
0:11:14 > 0:11:18but Owen has a hunch something's not right.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21He scans the woods for signs of the owners.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28He spies a group of people
0:11:28 > 0:11:33he reckons are in a bit of a panic, having seen him.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Yeah, I'll come back to you, WH.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37The reception's gone. I'll come back to you now.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43As he heads up into the trees to get a better view,
0:11:43 > 0:11:47the signal goes and he loses radio contact with base.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Owen's totally on his own.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53BIRDS TWEET
0:11:53 > 0:11:55DOG BARKS
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Time to confront whoever's down there.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22Back in the awe-inspiring landscape of the Lake District,
0:12:22 > 0:12:25there's an injured walker who badly needs help.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30The skills and winching gear of HMS Gannet's
0:12:30 > 0:12:33helicopter and crew are urgently needed to lift him to safety.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41The man is trapped at the bottom of this steep gully.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Moments after this photo was taken,
0:12:54 > 0:12:56a family holiday turned into a nightmare for Michael,
0:12:56 > 0:13:01his daughters Imogen and Bethany, and wife Tracey.
0:13:01 > 0:13:06Michael saw this cantilever rock and had to go on it
0:13:06 > 0:13:09and have his picture taken.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Imogen took the photo.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15Bethany and I took the opportunity to have a cup of tea.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Imogen came back, and we waited for Mike
0:13:18 > 0:13:21and then realised he wasn't coming back.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25After the photo, Michael tried to scramble back up to the path.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28As he pulled on a rock he thought was a firm handhold,
0:13:28 > 0:13:30it came away.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34He fell 30 feet down a waterfall, into the gully.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37I couldn't get anywhere close.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40It was Imogen who was saying, "Actually, Mum,
0:13:40 > 0:13:43"it's too dangerous for you. I don't think you should go down there."
0:13:43 > 0:13:46And she stayed talking to him.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50Lots of really helpful people came past.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53We sent them down to the bottom of the mountain
0:13:53 > 0:13:55because they couldn't get a phone signal.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57There was nothing else that we could really do.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02One of the hardest bits was when Imogen came back from the ravine
0:14:02 > 0:14:05to see me and said, "Mummy, I just can't keep
0:14:05 > 0:14:09"telling Daddy that somebody's going to come because nobody's coming.
0:14:09 > 0:14:10"What can we do, what can we do?"
0:14:10 > 0:14:13And I just said, "Look, this is your moment, Imogen,
0:14:13 > 0:14:17"you have to be strong. This is a big, big challenge.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21"Somebody will come, and we just have to wait."
0:14:21 > 0:14:23After what must have seemed an eternity,
0:14:23 > 0:14:25help has finally arrived,
0:14:25 > 0:14:28both on the ground and in the air.
0:14:47 > 0:14:52They make it sound straightforward, but this is a precision winch.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55There's no margin for error up here in the hills.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57It's quite remote, quite lonely,
0:14:57 > 0:15:02and to be injured in that sort of area is quite difficult.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Obviously, if you're stuck there and you're injured,
0:15:05 > 0:15:07it's places you don't want to be.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12The MRT send an urgent message from below.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14The downdraught from the rotor blades
0:15:14 > 0:15:17is in danger of dislodging rocks above the rescue site.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52We produce a lot of downwash,
0:15:52 > 0:15:55and when we're set up at 40, 50 feet above,
0:15:55 > 0:15:59we're probably producing about 70 knots of wind.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02That's going to pick up any of the loose rocks and any debris
0:16:02 > 0:16:06and move it, and if you're working below, that's quite dangerous.
0:16:08 > 0:16:1270 knots is the equivalent of 80 miles an hour,
0:16:12 > 0:16:15officially hurricane force.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Now a winch is out of the question,
0:16:17 > 0:16:20the MRT will have to carry Michael out of the gully.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Easier said than done.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36Coming up, Owen finds more than he bargained for
0:16:36 > 0:16:37in the Brecon forest...
0:16:37 > 0:16:39What's that for, then?
0:16:41 > 0:16:45..the mountain rescue team struggle to get Michael out of the gully...
0:16:46 > 0:16:49..but first, a young footballer has been rushed
0:16:49 > 0:16:52to the Penzance Urgent Care Centre.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54It'll get better, all right?
0:17:10 > 0:17:11Head down the Cornish peninsula
0:17:11 > 0:17:13until you almost fall off the tip
0:17:13 > 0:17:17and you'll find beautiful beaches, pretty coves
0:17:17 > 0:17:19and a historic working harbour.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22Well and truly on Cornwall's tourist trail,
0:17:22 > 0:17:23this is Penzance.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31The local population, boosted by the swarms of summer visitors,
0:17:31 > 0:17:34warrant the town having its own urgent care centre.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37The nearest full-on hospital with A&E is in Truro,
0:17:37 > 0:17:3930 miles away.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46The staff here in Penzance include specially trained GPs and nurses,
0:17:46 > 0:17:50who work alongside hospital doctors...
0:17:50 > 0:17:53like staff nurse Eddie Mabgwe.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56He's used to handling all sorts of traumas.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59So this may sting a little bit.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03He enjoys the slower pace of life down here in Cornwall.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07But he's often dealing with injuries caught on the run.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11What kind of injury are we dealing with?
0:18:11 > 0:18:14A leg injury, possible fracture.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15Hopefully help the pain a bit.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18OK, so get him into the cubicle there,
0:18:18 > 0:18:21get him a trolley and we'll get you sorted.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Footy-mad Francis has injured his leg
0:18:25 > 0:18:27in the first game of the season.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30But it's not his first trip to the urgent care centre.
0:18:30 > 0:18:31Ow!
0:18:31 > 0:18:35There you go. Right, Francis, you can call me Eddie, OK?
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Been here before to look after you?
0:18:37 > 0:18:39Yeah, when I fractured my...
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Oh, did I look after you before?
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Yeah, when I buckled my hand.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47Oh, how long ago was that, then?
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- Last year.- Oh, last year.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Well remembered! OK.
0:18:53 > 0:18:5614-year-old Francis has a nasty injury,
0:18:56 > 0:19:00but he's hoping it's not going to spell the end of his season.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04Nice and gentle. Excellent. Right.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Good to meet you. I'm Eddie, one of the nurses here, OK?
0:19:09 > 0:19:12- Is that Dad?- Hello, mate. - Nice to meet you, hello.
0:19:12 > 0:19:13Did you actually see it happen?
0:19:13 > 0:19:16We didn't see it, but what we know is he got pushed into the dugout
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- and went flying in. - Which is concrete.- Concrete?
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- Yeah.- Went smack. - We think his leg smacked into it.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26At first we thought he hurt his head, but he didn't.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29- And did he get up straight away after that?- No.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33The pain is really kicking in,
0:19:33 > 0:19:35so Francis is given gas and air.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39The reality of what has happened is starting to hit home.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42All right, don't worry. It'll mend up and get better, all right?
0:19:42 > 0:19:44Hopefully it's not broken, all right?
0:19:44 > 0:19:49- Hopefully it's just going to be a big, bad bruise and it's just going to go down...- Hopefully.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51- Hey?- Hopefully.- Yeah, hopefully so.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56It may be the beautiful game
0:19:56 > 0:19:59but even a fair tackle can have not so pretty consequences.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04Ball was in midair, then cleared it away,
0:20:04 > 0:20:05then it was going out for a throw.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08I was trying to keep it in and someone pushed me
0:20:08 > 0:20:11into the dugout and my leg felt a crack.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13So it really hurt.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18To find out if it's fractured, his leg is X-rayed.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Any movement is excruciating.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23HE GROANS
0:20:23 > 0:20:26That's it, boy.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Ow.
0:20:28 > 0:20:29While we take the picture,
0:20:29 > 0:20:33we'll have to get your dad to stand behind the screen over there.
0:20:33 > 0:20:34Behind his head?
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Just behind the screen here.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39So, really very still.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Try not to move.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Still as you can, just for a few more seconds.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50In the time it takes to get Francis back to the ward,
0:20:50 > 0:20:53Eddie's already getting the results.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Oh!
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Bad news.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01It's a nasty double fracture,
0:21:01 > 0:21:04which explains the horrendous pain.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06How do you think it went, the X-ray?
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- OK.- You've broken it.- Oh!
0:21:10 > 0:21:14Your main bone, that's actually there, so it's halfway.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17The swelling is there, you've actually broken it in two places,
0:21:17 > 0:21:22- so it's like a spiral fracture across.- Oh, I understand.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25That's why all that swelling, that's why it's so painful for you as well.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29- How long will I be out, roughly? - Oh...
0:21:29 > 0:21:32You're talking about four to six weeks out of football.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34But there may be one perk.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38Francis reckons he might be able to wriggle out of washing-up duty.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41That means I don't have to do dishes for six weeks.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Don't know about that.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45We can always bring a bowl to you or something.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48I'm joking!
0:21:48 > 0:21:51We're only winding you up. Don't wind him up.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Eddie's been in touch with a fracture specialist in Truro,
0:21:55 > 0:21:58who wants to reassess the injury in a week.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00So, for now, it's a full-leg cast.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04If it's too painful, let me know, OK?
0:22:04 > 0:22:07Then we can stop and give you some more painkillers.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10This is going to be really sore.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12But he's keeping it together, poor lad.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16- Is it your first time in plaster then, is it?- Yeah.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Hopefully be the last, hey, mate?
0:22:22 > 0:22:24HE SOBS
0:22:24 > 0:22:27I know it's hurting, darling.
0:22:27 > 0:22:28Nearly there.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31It's important we get it in the right position for you, mate.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33It's not too bad, actually. It's quite straight.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36- It looks all right, OK?- Ow!
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Nearly there now. Excellent.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49If you're holding a part here now, that's it.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54Over at last,
0:22:54 > 0:22:58and it looks like the extra pain relief is finally kicking in.
0:22:58 > 0:23:04- That's it, well done. A bit woozy?- That's normal.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08After a short, well-earned rest, there's one last thing to do.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10That's better, there.
0:23:12 > 0:23:17Take it easy. What you need to do, don't swing all the way.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Crutches forward. That's it.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Then do the crutch there, with the line. Excellent.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27Crotch forward again, to the line, excellent. You see?
0:23:27 > 0:23:29You're like a pro in them!
0:23:33 > 0:23:36For now, there's the novelty of crutches.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40But something tells me
0:23:40 > 0:23:43that's not going to make up for missing the season.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53The Brecon Beacons in Wales, a vast wilderness.
0:23:55 > 0:24:00Earlier, a parked car caught the attention of Sergeant Owen Dillon
0:24:00 > 0:24:02from Brecon's Roads Policing Unit.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08What I'm interested in, to start with, what's inside it.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11What I'll be looking for is any sort of drug paraphernalia,
0:24:11 > 0:24:14any sort of tools or anything.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18It looks like the owners of the car have set up camp nearby.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Yeah, I'll come back to you, WH. The reception's gone.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23I'll come back to you now.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26With the signal gone, Owen had no radio contact with base
0:24:26 > 0:24:30as he headed into the woods to check out the scene from above.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34DOG BARKS
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Just want to have a look down above them.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47It's an intimidating situation to walk into alone.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51Owen is keen to make sure whoever is doing all the barking
0:24:51 > 0:24:52is under control.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55You all right, guys? Just the one dog you've got, is it?
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Just the one dog?
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Still tied up, is it? Cool.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Is that your car there, is it? You all right? Stay where you are.
0:25:14 > 0:25:15Stay where you are.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17You come in here as well, mate.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Right, looking at your eyes, all right,
0:25:19 > 0:25:21there's indication you've taken some drugs.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24You've possibly got some cannabis on you, have you? Stay still.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27You have, haven't you? You don't move to say no, do you?
0:25:27 > 0:25:31I can see there's a saw there. Is there any blades or anything in here?
0:25:31 > 0:25:36- No.- Right. OK. Get the rules sorted. I'm going to search you nicely.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38If there's nothing here, I'll be leaving you in peace.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Do not move or do anything unless I tell you.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45Working on your own, you've got to think a lot earlier about what could happen.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47For example, for this particular case, you know, turning up
0:25:47 > 0:25:51when there's a number of people out in a tent,
0:25:51 > 0:25:55a good 20 minutes or half an hour away from any sort of backup,
0:25:55 > 0:25:57so you've just got to be on the ball and er,
0:25:57 > 0:26:00you've got to portray that image that you're in control straight away.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Because if you show that you're not in control, you don't
0:26:03 > 0:26:07know what you're doing, then people will just run rings around you.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10Owen must balance being totally in charge with keeping
0:26:10 > 0:26:13the campers onside.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17Nice hat, by the way. I wouldn't have thought you might have had any cannabis on you
0:26:17 > 0:26:19with that hat, would I?
0:26:19 > 0:26:20Couldn't you...couldn't you...
0:26:20 > 0:26:23Couldn't you get a bigger cannabis leaf on your head? Eh?
0:26:26 > 0:26:27Anything you want to tell me about?
0:26:27 > 0:26:29- Don't pull away from me.- I ain't.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33Don't. Pull. Away from me, all right? Look. Face towards me. Right.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35Have you got anything on you now? Turn your...
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Turn round and face that way.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Worried that one of the three men is a bit jumpy
0:26:39 > 0:26:42and might do a runner, Owen gets the cuffs out.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47Have you been up here camping before?
0:26:52 > 0:26:53What's that for, then?
0:26:56 > 0:27:02You did have a ball. Did you hit it too hard or something?
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Guys, I'm a fairly persistent guy. I can smell a bit of the old cannabis.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09I'm getting all the indications. I'll just keep searching until I find it.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13So it may be easier to tell me where it is.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15- Huh?- It's over there.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Over where? Behind this, is it? In here?
0:27:24 > 0:27:28Cannabis is the most commonly used illegal drug in Britain.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32These guys might think that out here they're out of reach of the law.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36- Think again.- Right, possession of cannabis is an offence, guys, right?
0:27:36 > 0:27:40You don't have to say anything but it may harm your defence if not mentioned when questioned
0:27:40 > 0:27:41something which you later rely on.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43Anything you do say may be given in evidence.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47I'm going to do checks on you in a second. This is your box, all right?
0:27:47 > 0:27:50I think we'll...look, it's your possession for now,
0:27:50 > 0:27:52and we'll see where we go with the others, all right?
0:27:53 > 0:27:54They've been cautioned.
0:27:54 > 0:27:59Now Owen takes them to his vehicle to do the paperwork.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02What's going to happen now, you're going to get a fixed penalty
0:28:02 > 0:28:03for disorder, for possession of cannabis.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06If you fail to comply with this, you are going to end up going to court.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10- All right? Understand?- Yeah. - You understand as well in the back there, mate? Yeah?
0:28:10 > 0:28:15That caution applies to you as well and you're also going to be reported for possession of cannabis,
0:28:15 > 0:28:17- all right? OK? Happy?- Yeah.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Well, as happy as you can be about to get a £90 fine.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24It's been an expensive weekend.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27But the law mightn't be so lenient next time.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31Maybe worth rethinking the headgear, lads.
0:28:31 > 0:28:32All the best.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40I was satisfied with the outcome there
0:28:40 > 0:28:44because they came away with fines for the possession of cannabis.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Didn't need to take them into custody
0:28:46 > 0:28:50so it meant firstly I could carry on my patrol and er, it meant
0:28:50 > 0:28:54that they could carry on enjoying themselves but minus their cannabis.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57It's all in a day's work for Owen,
0:28:57 > 0:29:00a man who knows how to see the grass from the trees.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08The Lake District.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12Magnificent and beautiful but with an unforgiving edge.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16Hill-walker Michael has fallen victim to the rough
0:29:16 > 0:29:19terrain of Haystacks Fell.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23He's trapped at the bottom of this gully and he's badly hurt.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28This sort of incident happens a couple of times each year, where
0:29:28 > 0:29:31people are out walking and they slip on this rock or something
0:29:31 > 0:29:36and end up in quite precarious positions.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40The Navy helicopter's winching gear was expected to make
0:29:40 > 0:29:42the rescue straightforward.
0:29:43 > 0:29:48But with loose rocks and boulders below, it was too dangerous.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50'177 Charlie C.'
0:29:59 > 0:30:04So now, the Cockermouth Mountain Rescue volunteers have taken charge on the ground.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07The operation's been caught on mobile phone.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12Michael's immobilised on a stretcher.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15The rescue team are using a system of ropes and pulleys
0:30:15 > 0:30:18to carefully move him out of the gulley.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21Michael's two daughters and wife wait anxiously above.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27And they had a sort of almost like a liaison person for the family
0:30:27 > 0:30:31to come and tell us what was happening, what they were doing,
0:30:31 > 0:30:33how he was doing, and they were just really good.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38It's in challenging rescues like this that the mountain rescue teams
0:30:38 > 0:30:41really come into their own.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47This casualty fell about 30 feet.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50He was quite lucky in many respects, because the gully then fell away.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54If he'd continued down for another ten or 15 metres, it would have
0:30:54 > 0:30:56been a fatal fall of several hundred feet.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03These mountains claim lives every year.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05Michael is one of the lucky ones.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11The mountain rescue team packaged the casualty in situ
0:31:11 > 0:31:12and then they moved him out of the gully
0:31:12 > 0:31:16and up to the top of the ridge line, and at that point, we were able
0:31:16 > 0:31:20to launch, land on, and actually just embark him rather than winch him.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29It's taken the best part of an hour
0:31:29 > 0:31:31but they've reached the top of the gully.
0:31:31 > 0:31:36Despite his lengthy ordeal, Michael's in remarkable spirits.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39- You've done a great job. Thank you very much.- No worries.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42- Sorry to be so stupid. - These things happen.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47Michael is going by helicopter
0:31:47 > 0:31:50but his family will have to make their own way off the hill.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56Bye. Thank you very much. Safe journey back. Safe walk back.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00- Right, it's going to get very, very noisy.- Yes, OK.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Just don't worry about that.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12The MRT are feeling the force of the powerful downdraught.
0:32:15 > 0:32:20'Just go back to the right into the five o'clock, about two yards.'
0:32:20 > 0:32:23HELICOPTER DROWNS SPEECH
0:32:28 > 0:32:32The terrain is too rough for landing so pilot Jamie Ross
0:32:32 > 0:32:35keeps the chopper hovering just a foot above the ground.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46As they hand Michael over, it's a job well done by the volunteers
0:32:46 > 0:32:48of Cockermouth MRT.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06'Lift off now. Straight up.'
0:33:18 > 0:33:20'Charlie, this is 177.'
0:33:28 > 0:33:30On-board, Florry checks to see
0:33:30 > 0:33:32if Michael's damaged more than his leg.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50A few minutes later, they touch down on the helipad
0:33:50 > 0:33:53at the West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56One last journey by ambulance
0:33:56 > 0:34:00and then Michael will finally get the medical care he badly needs.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06My right leg is in a real mess, I'm afraid. Um...
0:34:06 > 0:34:11No bones broken but you know, there's a lot of open flesh. Yeah.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17In fact, I count myself extremely lucky.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20I had an orange whistle on me which I blew like crazy
0:34:20 > 0:34:24until one of my two gracious, lovely daughters found me.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Very happy.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50Back in the harbour town of Penzance, the West Cornwall
0:34:50 > 0:34:55Hospital's Urgent Care Centre is open for business 24 hours a day.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58People with all kinds of ailments come through the doors,
0:34:58 > 0:35:01including the usual dose of DIY disasters.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03One of these has just arrived.
0:35:04 > 0:35:09After a decade in nursing and with a background in minor injuries,
0:35:09 > 0:35:12not much fazes staff nurse Eddie Mabgwe.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14So what happened today?
0:35:14 > 0:35:15I rolled a bit of granite
0:35:15 > 0:35:19and my little finger got caught between it when it fell.
0:35:19 > 0:35:20Ah.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25Oh, dear, yeah.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- A bit of granite? I think that was a heavy granite, wasn't it?- It was.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30How long ago was this?
0:35:30 > 0:35:32- Less than an hour ago? - Yeah, less than an hour.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36Eddie already suspects nerve damage
0:35:36 > 0:35:39and the sooner a nerve injury is treated,
0:35:39 > 0:35:40the better the chance of recovery.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42OK.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44Do you feel me touching you there?
0:35:44 > 0:35:46- Can you feel that?- No.- No.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49- Can you feel that?- No.- OK.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51So it's obviously got nerve damage, there.
0:35:51 > 0:35:52- I feel that.- And there?- Mm-hm.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55- And you feel there?- Yeah.- OK.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57So basically what we'll do...
0:35:57 > 0:36:00First of all, we're just going to need to X-ray that
0:36:00 > 0:36:01cos I don't know how far...
0:36:01 > 0:36:04- whether it included the bone, as well.- Yeah.- OK.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07So we'll do an X-ray. We take it from there.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09I was rolling a bit of granite
0:36:09 > 0:36:12and it just rolled awkward and trapped my hand.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16It was near a hole so it fell down the hole
0:36:16 > 0:36:18and caught my finger against the...
0:36:18 > 0:36:20another piece of granite.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23It's not really hurting but he said the nerves are not feeling anything
0:36:23 > 0:36:25so that's probably why.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27It's important to get the full picture
0:36:27 > 0:36:30so Terry gets the right treatment.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Right, I'll give you some painkillers
0:36:32 > 0:36:34and then we'll do an X-ray of that for you. OK?
0:36:34 > 0:36:38Eddie orders an X-ray to see if the bone's fractured.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42If it's badly damaged, Terry will have to go to Truro straight away.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48Unfortunately, the X-ray reveals a nasty break.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53Eddie wants Terry to see for himself.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- Come and have a look.- I won't know what I'm really looking at anyway!
0:36:58 > 0:37:01- So that's your little finger.- Mm-hm. - And it's snapped across there.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03- So, what can we do about it? - What we'll do...
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Yeah, the doctor's going to come and have a look
0:37:05 > 0:37:08- but we're going to need to send you up to Truro.- Truro.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11- Because you need to be seen by the orthopaedics team.- OK.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15So I'll put a cannula in, take some bloods, OK?
0:37:15 > 0:37:17And then we'll give you a shot of antibiotics.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19- OK.- IV antibiotics. OK?
0:37:19 > 0:37:22And then we'll take it from there. So, pain-wise? It's still...?
0:37:22 > 0:37:25- At the moment, it's still controllable.- OK.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Come and take a seat here. Oh, the ring.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29Yeah, we'll need to take the ring off as well.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31To get that off, it'll have to be cut off.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36Eddie's not reaching for the metal cutters just yet.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40But one way or another, the ring needs to come off.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44With any injured limbs,
0:37:44 > 0:37:46there is the potential that it's going to swell up.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48So if it does swell up,
0:37:48 > 0:37:52that will start cutting off the supply of blood to the finger
0:37:52 > 0:37:55so you don't want him to have to lose another finger as well.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57So we'll just take everything off, really.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59It's very, very tight on there.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Well, if I have to cut it, we'll cut it.
0:38:01 > 0:38:02OK?
0:38:02 > 0:38:05Eddie's convinced his industrial strength lubricants
0:38:05 > 0:38:07will do the trick.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09It feels like it's moving now.
0:38:09 > 0:38:10Bingo!
0:38:10 > 0:38:13I never thought that would come off!
0:38:13 > 0:38:15I saved your ring.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18Terry looks chuffed.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22Senior staff nurse Verity Harding gives Eddie a hand
0:38:22 > 0:38:25by cleaning the wound while he sorts out some antibiotics.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Terry's wife missed Eddie's expertise
0:38:29 > 0:38:31with her husband's wedding band.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34- You'll not get the ring off. - It's off.- Oh, is it?
0:38:34 > 0:38:37- He got them off. VERITY:- You are still married!
0:38:37 > 0:38:42- It's just a symbol of your union. - Where is...?- It's on there.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45- EDDIE:- I tried to save it. - That must have been very difficult, to get that off.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49A little bit of gel and then it came off quite easily.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Come on, you were struggling!
0:38:52 > 0:38:57Their job done, time for Penzance Urgent Care Centre to pass him on.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00Hopefully Truro can fix him up.
0:39:00 > 0:39:01Fingers crossed!
0:39:13 > 0:39:15Late on a summer's evening,
0:39:15 > 0:39:17hill-walker Michael arrived by helicopter
0:39:17 > 0:39:19at the West Cumberland Hospital
0:39:19 > 0:39:21after a complicated rescue.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31Seconds after this photo was taken by his daughter Imogen,
0:39:31 > 0:39:33Michael fell 30 feet,
0:39:33 > 0:39:36landing in a stream at the bottom of a rocky gully.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39He was trapped there in pain and shock
0:39:39 > 0:39:41for nearly three hours.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44When I fell, the big rock that I was holding onto
0:39:44 > 0:39:46just started coming back towards me,
0:39:46 > 0:39:48so I had to jump back off it.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52But since I was on a precipitous slope, I couldn't gain any leverage.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55I remember somersaulting once, at least twice,
0:39:55 > 0:39:59not knowing what was up and down, trying to grab onto things
0:39:59 > 0:40:01and not being able to, and gaining speed.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05And I think eventually I must have hit a rock and blacked out
0:40:05 > 0:40:07because I don't remember any more.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12I woke up in this deep ravine, a stream.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16And immediately, I stood up and tried to climb out.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18I mean, I was aware I had been hurt
0:40:18 > 0:40:20and tried not to look at my knee too much
0:40:20 > 0:40:22but it all worked, I could stand up.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24I was in this stream, in a waterfall,
0:40:24 > 0:40:26and I tried to climb out.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28But eventually I realised there was no way.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Even an experienced climber couldn't have got out of there.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34So I was resigned to the fact that I was going to have to call for help
0:40:34 > 0:40:36and it hit me hard that, you know,
0:40:36 > 0:40:39I couldn't cope, couldn't manage.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44The alarm was raised and the Mountain Rescue team arrived
0:40:44 > 0:40:47to find Michael with severe damage to his right leg and knee.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54It was a very complicated procedure to get me out of there.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56They were going to use a winch to lift me out
0:40:56 > 0:40:58but they decided it was too dangerous
0:40:58 > 0:41:01so they had to lift me back up the stream
0:41:01 > 0:41:04and over the waterfalls by hand. Oh, amazing!
0:41:04 > 0:41:07To be part of that was actually quite a privilege - to witness it.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10Although obviously not a good condition to be in.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12To enjoy it is not the right word
0:41:12 > 0:41:14because I don't want anybody to go through that
0:41:14 > 0:41:16but it was very interesting.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20And the insight into how these professional people work,
0:41:20 > 0:41:23and also the volunteers of the Cockermouth Mountain Rescue,
0:41:23 > 0:41:24who were fantastic,
0:41:24 > 0:41:28to see them work as a team, brilliant to be part of that!
0:41:28 > 0:41:30It was a privilege.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36At home in Wimbledon, the family,
0:41:36 > 0:41:40including heroes of the moment - daughters Imogen and Bethany,
0:41:40 > 0:41:42look back at their holiday in the Lakes.
0:41:42 > 0:41:43There was another.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45- It was more recent. - Oh, that was great, actually.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47What was the one with the...
0:41:47 > 0:41:50- Oh, yeah, that.- ..where we came through the clouds?
0:41:50 > 0:41:54Two months on, gardener Michael is still struggling with his injuries -
0:41:54 > 0:41:57a fractured kneecap and damaged ligaments.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00I'm very lucky to be here.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03And I'm very lucky that I only hurt my knee.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06If it had been my head, my back, my neck,
0:42:06 > 0:42:09it could have been a very different outcome.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12I'm very keen to get back on with life.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14But I'm a very impatient patient
0:42:14 > 0:42:17and just want to get back to normal as soon as possible.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23For now, the family are just happy that Michael survived the fall
0:42:23 > 0:42:26that fateful day on the fells.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29Maybe next time he'll pass on the photo opp.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42It's been a busy time for Britain's rural emergency services.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Terry's squashed finger needed several stitches
0:42:47 > 0:42:49and a night in hospital.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53It was touch and go but the specialists managed to save the tip.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56Footballer Francis is out of plaster and back in training.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00He's got to take it easy, though. Doctor's orders.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04And fell-walker Michael continues to make good progress.
0:43:04 > 0:43:05He's ditched the crutches
0:43:05 > 0:43:08but it could be a year before he's back on the hills.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12Quiet in the countryside?
0:43:12 > 0:43:13I don't think so.