0:00:02 > 0:00:06Today on Real Rescues... the mountain rescue negotiate the South Ridge of Mount Snowdon
0:00:06 > 0:00:08to save a walker who's collapsed.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10A bit more tension.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16A 999 call comes in from a desperate father.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20His partner's given birth but the baby's still in its amniotic sac.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31And fire-fighters are on the alert for hidden dangers
0:00:31 > 0:00:34after fire rips through a garden shed.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38Contents? Could be anything. It could be quite hazardous to the guys.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00Hello, and welcome to Real Rescues.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03There are four blue-light emergency rescue services in the UK,
0:01:03 > 0:01:07the police, fire and rescue, ambulance and the coast guard,
0:01:07 > 0:01:09and all 999 calls go to them.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12But when it comes to dealing with an emergency, other specialists may be called in,
0:01:12 > 0:01:16so when a walker with a heart condition collapses at the peak of Snowdon,
0:01:16 > 0:01:20it's the volunteer mountain rescue teams in North Wales who are called out.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26Llanberis mountain rescue are heading to the highest peak in Wales.
0:01:26 > 0:01:32A young man, Sean, has made an emergency call from Mount Snowdon. His father has collapsed.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44The casualty and his son are only a few hundred metres from the summit.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58The phone signal has dropped out.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01When the team call Sean back, there's more worrying news.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03From the 999 call,
0:02:03 > 0:02:07we were able to call Sean back and ask him for some details.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11I seem to remember that the phone call was a bit distorted
0:02:11 > 0:02:15with the signal, but there was history of a heart condition of some sort.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18It was an immediate call-out so far as the team was concerned.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22They could only go so far by Land Rover.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25An RAF helicopter is going to take them on from here.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30It's late May, but conditions are cold and extremely windy.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36The team are updated. The helicopter has already found the casualty.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39Two RAF personnel have already been dropped off,
0:02:39 > 0:02:42but they can't get very close to the stricken man and his son.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45They reported very windy conditions
0:02:45 > 0:02:49and that they wouldn't be able to land anywhere close to Nigel and Sean
0:02:49 > 0:02:54or be in a position to even hover the aircraft to go down on the winch.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58The mountain rescue team are set down on Snowdon's South Ridge.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02It's 20 minutes' hike up the mountain to get to the casualty.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08The helicopter pilot did a fantastic job of getting us as close as possible,
0:03:08 > 0:03:14and then we had the task of walking up to the casualty site in strong wind and cold conditions.
0:03:14 > 0:03:15Are we all good?
0:03:22 > 0:03:28When they reach walker Nigel he's being treated by the RAF and wrapped in an insulating blanket.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Despite this, he is still complaining of feeling cold.
0:03:33 > 0:03:38Nigel has a heart condition which could make him more vulnerable to hypothermia.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Once we'd made the decision that he was safe to move
0:03:43 > 0:03:48we then loaded him into the stretcher and tried to keep him as warm as possible.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52First base, just to let you know we're now on scene with the casualty,
0:03:52 > 0:03:54and just getting ready to move him. Over.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00They need to get walker Nigel off the mountain and into hospital as soon as they can.
0:04:00 > 0:04:05But this is a difficult path with loose rocks underfoot.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07It's potentially very dangerous.
0:04:07 > 0:04:13The first part of the descent was down a steep rocky scree slope.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Despite the terrain, Nigel's son Sean is now feeling strong enough
0:04:17 > 0:04:20to climb down alongside the stretcher.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Watch yourself!
0:04:22 > 0:04:24The experts aren't taking any chances.
0:04:24 > 0:04:29With steep cliffs dropping down one side, they've attached a safety rope to the stretcher,
0:04:29 > 0:04:31anchoring the rope higher up.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Also we're in the strong winds at that stage as well,
0:04:35 > 0:04:39so having that extra support from the rope was really good.
0:04:40 > 0:04:45At last, they're reached the grassy area where they can lower the stretcher to the ground
0:04:45 > 0:04:49and use ropes to tow him down the next part.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51It's a slow and tortuous journey for Nigel.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00The descent with the stretcher took probably three-quarters of an hour.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03During that time we had to rotate between different members of the team
0:05:03 > 0:05:05with different sides of the stretcher.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08We had lots of big rocks to carry the stretcher over
0:05:08 > 0:05:11and also a fence to negotiate at one point as well.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16The mountain rescue team are keeping in radio contact with Air-Sea Rescue.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19In these conditions, there's a worry that the waiting helicopter
0:05:19 > 0:05:22might get diverted to another incident.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26The aircraft was a vital component in this rescue.
0:05:26 > 0:05:31Without their support we'd be looking at at least another two hours of descent time,
0:05:31 > 0:05:36and also we would require assistance from more team members and more people on the hill.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Finally they've reached the helicopter.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Everyone is exhausted.
0:05:40 > 0:05:45The last sting in the tail for carrying the stretcher was lifting it up that little bit higher
0:05:45 > 0:05:47through the door on to the aircraft.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51The hospital is just a few minutes' flight away,
0:05:51 > 0:05:54but Nigel's condition is still causing concern.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Later his son reveals the moment his father collapsed
0:05:58 > 0:06:00after they turned back from the summit.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04About 100 foot down he started feeling worse.
0:06:04 > 0:06:11So we sat down for a little bit, but my dad was suffering from extreme exhaustion
0:06:11 > 0:06:12and couldn't get back up.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18It's 8am at the start of the new year.
0:06:21 > 0:06:27A 999 calls comes into the North East Ambulance Service from a desperate young father.
0:06:56 > 0:07:02Call handler Melanie knows a baby born at 22 weeks is very unlikely to survive.
0:07:04 > 0:07:05Yeah.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16At home in Middlesbrough, it's been the most horrifying few minutes for these young parents.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20After hearing Amy's screams for help,
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Mark's run down the stairs to find her.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25I seen Amy lying on the floor...
0:07:25 > 0:07:26crying.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29She felt her seat slipping away from her,
0:07:29 > 0:07:31and when I walked in Jessie was there in a sac.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36Just helpless, I didn't know what to do, I just crumbled.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13She was basically just trying to keep me calm,
0:08:13 > 0:08:15just telling me to keep Jessie warm,
0:08:15 > 0:08:18and that the ambulance men will be on their way straightaway.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Suddenly the baby stops moving.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07MAN'S HEAVY BREATHING AND WOMAN CRYING
0:09:17 > 0:09:19She was moving at first,
0:09:19 > 0:09:22but then all of a sudden nothing was there,
0:09:22 > 0:09:25there was nothing, no response from Jessie, the baby.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27A nurse comes on to the line.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04The baby is still in the amniotic sac.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06It means dad Mark can't access her mouth.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22Later traumatised Mum Amy takes over to try and save her baby's life.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26He's crying and just hysterical,
0:10:26 > 0:10:28so I thought someone's going to have to do something here
0:10:28 > 0:10:30or we're going to lose our daughter.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36As usual there's a hive of activity in amongst the call takers here,
0:10:36 > 0:10:39one of whom is Sarah who we're going to have a chat to,
0:10:39 > 0:10:40if she's not on a call.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Are you all right to chat? Yeah. Lovely.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45This is every parent's worst nightmare,
0:10:45 > 0:10:49thinking their child's gone missing. This was the call that came in. Yeah.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Yes, we had a call from a very frantic mother,
0:10:51 > 0:10:54reporting that her four-year-old child had gone missing
0:10:54 > 0:10:58who she thought was perhaps playing in the garden. So she's in the house when the child's gone missing? Yes.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01So what's the procedure when you get a call like that?
0:11:01 > 0:11:06Firstly it's just to try and calm her down, try and get her to listen to the questions that I'm asking,
0:11:06 > 0:11:10you try and get a description as soon as we can so we can circulate it to the officers,
0:11:10 > 0:11:12find out were they playing with anybody,
0:11:12 > 0:11:16where are they likely to go, have they done it before,
0:11:16 > 0:11:19is there any parks or friend's houses in the area that they may have gone to.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22This is quite a young child that's gone missing on this occasion. Yeah, four.
0:11:22 > 0:11:27Four years old? So presumably then you would get them to re-search the garden and house
0:11:27 > 0:11:29and so on and so forth? Yeah, we ask them to check the house,
0:11:29 > 0:11:33make sure that they've checked under stairs, cupboards, under beds...
0:11:33 > 0:11:36they could be anywhere, so we do ask them to do quite a thorough house check.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Still no sign of the child until the officers arrive? Yes.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43We go in and it's standard for us to do a complete house search just to make sure that...
0:11:43 > 0:11:47because sometimes if you're panicked you don't necessarily look in all the places that you should,
0:11:47 > 0:11:51and we found the child behind the sofa, unconscious.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53So how did the child end up unconscious behind the sofa?
0:11:53 > 0:11:56We believe that they were perhaps trying to climb on the back of the sofa
0:11:56 > 0:11:59and they've fallen and smacked their head on the windowsill.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03I see. Knocked themselves out. And of course not responding... No.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06And you wouldn't end up looking behind the sofa for your child. No, absolutely.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Perhaps for loose change, but not for a child.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12So was the child OK then? Yeah. Very quickly we called an ambulance, got the ambulance there,
0:12:12 > 0:12:16they were taken to be checked over and they were released later that day, absolutely fine.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19A good outcome in the end. A good outcome. Smashing. Thanks very much. No problem.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Midmorning and an ambulance crew are on their way to a teenage boy
0:12:31 > 0:12:35in the middle of what appears to be a worrying allergic reaction.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48The crew, Julie Whitefrench and James O'Kennedy,
0:12:48 > 0:12:54have been sent by Control after the boy's mum dialled the non-emergency number 111.
0:13:10 > 0:13:16The really concerning thing is the facial swelling, as to whether it's anaphylactic.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22Paramedic Mike Francis has already arrived in the rapid-response car.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Hiya. All right.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26He's in the kitchen...
0:13:26 > 0:13:28He brings the ambulance crew up to date.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Eric is 13 years old, right?
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Basically, he's had an onset this morning.
0:13:32 > 0:13:37He's woken up with developing hives, you can see on his legs there...
0:13:37 > 0:13:40and on his forearms, you can see up here.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44He's got no known allergen. He's running a little bit of a temperature, sort of 37.3,
0:13:44 > 0:13:46it's not horrendous.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49Eric has quite an angry rash on his arms and legs
0:13:49 > 0:13:52and his mum has noticed slight facial swelling too.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56Open your mouth up nice and wide. His lips are puffed up. I mean, his whole face is...
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Yeah. The tongue's not swollen, is it?
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Now just say ah again.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Ah.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Eric's condition started in the middle of the night.
0:14:06 > 0:14:11I couldn't sleep. I woke up at 3, lying in my bed till, like, 7.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14But was that like that then?
0:14:14 > 0:14:15Well, it...
0:14:15 > 0:14:18It was more like a nettle rash first thing.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23On the arms? On his legs and arms, and then it's gone on to here into bigger welts.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Yeah. Mmm.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28I was a bit itchy but I just tried to ignore it.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31OK, so it sounds like... And is it itching now?
0:14:31 > 0:14:32Yeah.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- It's itching now, yeah? - Yeah.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39It turns out this isn't the first time Eric has had problems with his skin.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42At Christmas he developed blisters on his hands.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46His skin started to shed. His parents fear it could be happening again.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50I thought that, you know, because they were all over his body,
0:14:50 > 0:14:54was his whole skin going to shed, you know, that same as what had happened on his hands previously?
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Because they were really angry welts, you know,
0:14:57 > 0:15:01and getting worse in front of our eyes as we were looking at him.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03Check-up at the hospital, then, I think. Yeah.
0:15:03 > 0:15:09Eric's illness originally started with a streptococcal throat infection.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14But they've no idea why his skin is flaring up again.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Onboard the ambulance, the crew goes through the usual checks,
0:15:17 > 0:15:19blood pressure and blood-sugar levels,
0:15:19 > 0:15:24all the time keeping a watchful eye that Eric's allergy is not affecting his breathing.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27It's spreading... In front of our eyes.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30And he does look puffy.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34Yeah, I think that's sort of hand in hand with the rash is all this puffiness.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39Technician Jason sends the case details through to the emergency department.
0:15:39 > 0:15:44What have you put? Developing allergic reaction, hives on limbs.
0:15:44 > 0:15:49No airway compromise. The doctor said he'd be there in about 15.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Yeah, perfect stuff. Thank you.
0:15:51 > 0:15:57On the way to hospital, emergency-care practitioner Julie mulls over Eric's other symptoms.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00And he has got a bit of a temperature at the moment,
0:16:00 > 0:16:04so I wonder if maybe he was getting a cold and this is just his body's reaction to it.
0:16:04 > 0:16:05Yeah, yeah.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07His mum has seen this happen before.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11He's had spiky temperatures on and off.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13They don't sort of stay for a long time.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17It'll just spike up, then he's extremely poorly,
0:16:17 > 0:16:23he's had terrific headaches, pretty much constant since November.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29At hospital the teenager is well enough to walk into the emergency department.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33We'll be finding out later what could be the cause of Eric's skin problems.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39Coming up on Real Rescues...
0:16:41 > 0:16:44..fire-fighters rush across the city to a residential area.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48A garden shed is burning fiercely, the flames are spreading.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51We've cleared away as much as we can for you. Thank you.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Started taking out the neighbour's fence.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57And a young motorcyclist is catapulted off his bike,
0:16:57 > 0:16:59but there's no sign any other vehicle is involved.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03Speaking to the paramedics, it's a motorcyclist was overtaking a car,
0:17:03 > 0:17:06so he's possibly lost it on the uneven road.
0:17:10 > 0:17:16Back in the North East Ambulance Call Centre, nurse Gill Meddis is helping desperate mum Amy
0:17:16 > 0:17:21and partner Mark whose baby has been born at home three months early.
0:17:25 > 0:17:30The baby is so premature she's been born still inside the amniotic sac
0:17:30 > 0:17:33and she's showing little signs of life.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49She's telling us to open it. Who's going to open it, Mark or me?
0:17:49 > 0:17:51He's crying and just hysterical,
0:17:51 > 0:17:53so I thought someone's going to have to do something here
0:17:53 > 0:17:55or we're going to lose our daughter.
0:17:55 > 0:18:00Amy opened the sac and started giving her CPR.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10And I just seen out little bundle of joy entirely blue,
0:18:10 > 0:18:15she was resping...resping a bit and there was little noises coming from her,
0:18:15 > 0:18:17so I knew there was something there,
0:18:17 > 0:18:20and I thought there's no way I can just let her fight for her life on her own.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Paramedic Colin Gibson is the closest
0:18:28 > 0:18:30and is diverted to the emergency.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32I set off as quick as I could,
0:18:32 > 0:18:35a couple of further updates en route.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Initially the message was 22 weeks which isn't viable,
0:18:38 > 0:18:42so, yeah, a lot of thoughts going through the head on the way there.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44You hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
0:18:44 > 0:18:49Colin's only a few minutes away, but the wait is agonising.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58It took about seven or eight minutes, I think, roughly,
0:18:58 > 0:19:02but in that time it felt like a very long time.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Amy is doing her best to keep the baby breathing,
0:19:11 > 0:19:14but nurse Gill tries to prepare Mark for the worst.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Mark was out the front, really, really distressed.
0:19:39 > 0:19:44I went past him into the front room where Amy was sat on the floor in the front room, holding the baby
0:19:44 > 0:19:45in her arms.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48I said, "Is she going to be OK? Is she going to be all right?
0:19:48 > 0:19:51"Please, just save her life, please save her."
0:19:51 > 0:19:54When someone says that to you, it tends to focus the mind a little bit.
0:19:54 > 0:19:59I just took the baby off her, tried to reassure Amy
0:19:59 > 0:20:03and took some quick basic obs which were quite poor.
0:20:04 > 0:20:09After the initial panic, Colin realises the baby may have a chance of survival.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12She's not as premature as he'd first feared.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16The baby was a bit bigger than what you'd expect for 22 weeks.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19I asked Amy how old... what the gestation period was,
0:20:19 > 0:20:22and Amy said it was 27 weeks.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27At that point, I realised that it was possible that it was going to be viable,
0:20:27 > 0:20:32and that I would have to do everything I possibly could to resuscitate.
0:20:33 > 0:20:38Quite quickly afterwards, Michelle and Alan and the double-crewed ambulance, the paramedic crew,
0:20:38 > 0:20:40they arrived and we just worked as a team.
0:20:40 > 0:20:45Michelle cut the cord and Alan sort of got Amy ready.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47As soon as Michelle cut the cord, that was it.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49We had to go straightaway,
0:20:49 > 0:20:53and we all got in the van Mark got in the front and we all went straight to the hospital.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56I think the driver, he wanted to keep me calm,
0:20:56 > 0:21:02so he was just asking me different questions about just general day-to-day activities
0:21:02 > 0:21:04and what I do with my general day life,
0:21:04 > 0:21:09cos I was a wreck. I didn't know nothing about what was happening there in the back.
0:21:09 > 0:21:15We got Amy laid on the stretcher and put baby Jess on top of Mum just for a bit of bonding,
0:21:15 > 0:21:16a bit of reassurance.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20I was telling them when she was letting a resp out, like breathing a bit more
0:21:20 > 0:21:21and they were doing the CPR.
0:21:21 > 0:21:27And Michelle and myself carried on the chest compressions and looking after the airway and the breathing
0:21:27 > 0:21:28all the way to hospital, really.
0:21:32 > 0:21:37Later, mum Amy tells of Jessie's fight for life at the hospital.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39It was awful to see her fighting for her life,
0:21:39 > 0:21:42but I thought I'm just going to have to keep trying and sticking with her.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49You may have heard us talking in relation to motorways
0:21:49 > 0:21:52of the ANPR system which is the automatic number plate...
0:21:52 > 0:21:54Recognition. ..Recognition,
0:21:54 > 0:21:56which for the police is very handy.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59You have an example of one that happened just today.
0:21:59 > 0:22:06Yes, we do. This morning we had a car activate an ANPR camera on the M4 going westbound
0:22:06 > 0:22:12round about here. It was reported shown as a stolen motor vehicle. Right.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15So what we had to do was try and get units to the motorway.
0:22:15 > 0:22:22We got some on this junction here... Junction 7 on the M4. Junction 7, yes.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26And were they in front of it or behind it?
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Well, due to the time lapse they believed that they would be behind the vehicle,
0:22:29 > 0:22:33so they came on the motorway and went westbound to try and catch the vehicle up.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36So presumably you want something in front then to identify it? Yeah.
0:22:36 > 0:22:41So where was your next place? So what we did, we got some more road policing cars
0:22:41 > 0:22:46and they came and sat on top of the junction at junction 11... and waited there.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50Did they spot it? They saw the vehicle, yes, they chased after it,
0:22:50 > 0:22:55and we actually had about three cars and did a rolling block on the vehicle,
0:22:55 > 0:22:57and brought it safely on to the hard shoulder.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00And so the thief was brought to book?
0:23:00 > 0:23:03The thief, no...! It wasn't a thief. It was the owner of the car.
0:23:03 > 0:23:08Apparently, what had happened... he'd put the car in for service...
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Right. ..Forgotten to tell his wife who had reported it stolen.
0:23:11 > 0:23:12No?! Yes.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19Well, on the one hand, brilliant that the system works so fantastically,
0:23:19 > 0:23:21on the other hand probably important if you're going to put the car in for service
0:23:21 > 0:23:26that you let the other half know, otherwise you end up really wasting the police time.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29A very embarrassed person driving the car, I should imagine. Oh, dear! OK...
0:23:29 > 0:23:32No, fantastic how it works, though. brilliant. It is, yeah. Thanks for that.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44It's early evening and Green Watch have been called out to a busy suburban area.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46A shed is on fire.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50These kinds of fire can spell hidden dangers for the fire-fighters.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54It's vital they find out what's inside as soon as possible.
0:23:55 > 0:24:00Contents? Could be anything. It could be quite hazardous to the guys,
0:24:00 > 0:24:04so we like to try and fight the fire from behind cover if we can.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07They are met by a neighbour.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09At the right-hand side... Right.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12The guy isn't in at the moment.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14We've knocked the door a couple of times. OK.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17We've cleared away as much as we can for you. Thank you.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Started taking out the neighbour's fence. Right.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22All right. Do you know the guy? I don't, no.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24So you've no idea what's in it?
0:24:24 > 0:24:28No owner means they have no idea what might be inside.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30It's not the only problem.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33The fire is quite a distance from the pump.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35It's going to take a lot of hose.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39There's not much left of the shed.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43Watch manager Sean's priority is searching for dangers.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47Yeah, I can't see anything that shouldn't be in there, Rich, at the moment.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51The next problem is stopping it spreading to neighbouring gardens.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Are you able to get the fence, Rich, first?
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Do you want me to come round the back now?
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Just conserve your water.
0:24:58 > 0:25:03All the time Sean is watching out for other hazards that might hinder or even injure his crew.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05You got a knife on you, Nige? Yeah.
0:25:05 > 0:25:10Can I have this line down before someone... Garrottes themselves.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15You see, these are... apart from the hazards of obviously the contents of the shed...
0:25:16 > 0:25:19..you've got this washing line here at throat height.
0:25:19 > 0:25:25There's a fork in the garden here that someone could stand on, so...
0:25:26 > 0:25:32Inside the shed there are the remains of potentially valuable items, but so far no hazards.
0:25:32 > 0:25:38I'm not sure what's actually in there. Looks like an old PC and some general storage.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42I couldn't see anything potentially hazardous to fire-fighters, like a cylinder,
0:25:42 > 0:25:46but obviously they still need to fight the fire with a certain amount of caution.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54'Major Foster, the tanker is here, crew of four.'
0:25:54 > 0:25:59Yeah, if you can run in a hydrant for Liam, please. Over.
0:26:00 > 0:26:01'Yeah, received.'
0:26:01 > 0:26:04They clear the area so the crews can work unhindered,
0:26:04 > 0:26:07making sure the flames are well and truly out.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11It takes gallons of water before the fire starts to die down.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13They've just caught it in time.
0:26:13 > 0:26:18I was more worried about the fence going and spreading,
0:26:18 > 0:26:21but it seems OK right now.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23The quick response time has minimised the damage.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25It was a neighbour who raised the alarm.
0:26:25 > 0:26:26I was sitting in the front room,
0:26:26 > 0:26:28about to make dinner,
0:26:28 > 0:26:32and I look outside, I heard a big bang,
0:26:32 > 0:26:34and I thought someone's in the back garden,
0:26:34 > 0:26:37looked outside and there's a mass of flames, the whole shed was ablaze.
0:26:37 > 0:26:42And the whole thing was just burning so quickly, I just phoned the fire brigade straightaway.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48Even though the flames are out, sparks could still reignite.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Everything has to be raked.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59The fire is still smouldering underneath.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03The house owner has arrived home.
0:27:03 > 0:27:08After being told his home was alight, he's relieved to find it's just the garden shed.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12Somebody just rang me up on my mobile and said, "Your house is on fire!"
0:27:12 > 0:27:16Well, fortunately it's not your house. Yeah, I'm lucky in that.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19That's it. We just rushed over here.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24The next task is working out how the fire began.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Do you have electric out...? No. No electric. No, no.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30Right. And you haven't had a bonfire today?
0:27:30 > 0:27:34No, it's definitely somebody that's just jumped over from wherever...
0:27:35 > 0:27:38Sean double-checks the debris inside.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42No aerosols? No. Petrol? No. Cylinders? No.
0:27:44 > 0:27:45Nothing like that?
0:27:45 > 0:27:49I think that's an old TV that he's just pulling over.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53It looks like the owner's fears are correct.
0:27:53 > 0:27:58All the indications are that someone's set light to the shed from outside the garden.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01This is the first sort of type of this incident?
0:28:01 > 0:28:04You haven't had any problems with any neighbours? No.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Just left you with a mess, unfortunately, sir.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09Now the fire is completely extinguished,
0:28:09 > 0:28:11the crew clear the remains of the shed.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15The owner has decided not to take up the matter with the police.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20Looking through the debris, he's lost a few pounds' worth of goods,
0:28:20 > 0:28:26and he's also unfortunately... the fire from the shed has spread to the neighbour's fence
0:28:26 > 0:28:27and that's been destroyed.
0:28:34 > 0:28:39Traffic police Barry McLaughlin and Ray MacNaught are on their way to an accident.
0:28:39 > 0:28:40Single vehicle.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44Well, they've only mentioned the motorcycle, so...no more than that.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49All they know is a motorcyclist has come off his bike.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Tango Papa 9206 at the collision.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55Paramedics are already at the scene.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57A young man is lying injured on the ground.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01It's the traffic police's job to find out how it's happened.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04Do you reckon it's just a single vehicle? Single vehicle, yeah.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06He was overtaking and lost control? Yeah.
0:29:06 > 0:29:12He wasn't really tanking it, though. No... It just seems a little bit slippy, I think. Yeah.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14I'll get all your details in a minute and leave you to it. Thank you.
0:29:15 > 0:29:20Speaking to the paramedics, it's a motorcyclist was overtaking a car,
0:29:20 > 0:29:22so he's possibly lost it on the uneven road.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25Unfortunately, he's come off his bike.
0:29:25 > 0:29:26So we'll get some information
0:29:26 > 0:29:28and hopefully he's not too badly injured.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Yankee Whisky 03...
0:29:30 > 0:29:34His bike is in one piece and in the care of the injured man's friend.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38Is his licence in his wallet? Yeah.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46The tyre's not brilliant. There's no tread at all on that.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52His friend can't see the need for the medical emergency.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59The motorcyclist was not wearing any protective clothing,
0:29:59 > 0:30:03and the professionals still have to take all the necessary precautions.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07They can't let him get up. Don't hassle them because of the injury.
0:30:07 > 0:30:13Ray and Barry compare notes as they decide what's gone wrong and if anyone's at fault.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15He was coming down here and he's obviously done an overtake...
0:30:15 > 0:30:18He's overtaken that lady. And for some reason he's lost it.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22He's lost control in the middle of the road. He's not hit anything. No, he's not hit anything.
0:30:22 > 0:30:23He's lost control.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27The paramedics want the motorcyclist to be checked in hospital.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29His friend saw the accident happen.
0:30:29 > 0:30:34I've come down and I've seen his bike there,
0:30:34 > 0:30:37so I picked him up off the side of the road,
0:30:37 > 0:30:40but he's all right, he's sound. I was a bit worried but he's all right.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42He said his hands hurt and he said his shoulder's hurting a bit...
0:30:42 > 0:30:47He doesn't seem like he's had a knock on the head, so hopefully... fingers crossed.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50His mum's coming to hospital now to get him, so he should be all right.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53Barry wants to double-check the condition of the bike
0:30:53 > 0:30:55and record some of the damage.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59But another motorcyclist grabs Ray's attention.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04He just had to accelerate like that, didn't he? He's off like...
0:31:04 > 0:31:06What a plonker!
0:31:06 > 0:31:11The motorcyclist has been strapped to a protective rigid board and is having oxygen
0:31:11 > 0:31:15in case of serious injuries, but he's bearing up well.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17Yeah, he's fine, he's sound, he's just...
0:31:17 > 0:31:21he'll be all right, he's still talking, still communicating, he should be all right.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Barry's got one piece of positive news for the rider.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26He's showing up a negative breath test, that's good.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30He's in a bit of pain, so they want to get him off to hospital straightaway.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32I just need to find my pen now.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37The motorcyclist is off to hospital, leaving his bike behind.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39A family friend has come to collect it.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Ray and Barry point out the state of the rear tyre.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Yeah, if you have a look at the tyre,
0:31:45 > 0:31:48that could have been something to do with it.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52I don't propose to do anything regarding the tyre.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56It's enough loss that he's probably lost his bike now...
0:31:58 > 0:32:00And that's not all.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02He's got a bearing problem on the back here.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05Whether that's as a result of the impact... It's probably not.
0:32:05 > 0:32:10Probably before that because there's no sign of excessive sort of wear on the tyre,
0:32:10 > 0:32:13but he'd feel that if he was riding that.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19That might be one of the reasons why it was a bit unstable, to be honest.
0:32:19 > 0:32:20It's not roadworthy.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Instead the bike is transported by other means.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30It's a tight squeeze, but they'll get it in.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33There you are. That's it. Thanks for your help.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42The road is clear, but the police work is not over.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45They want to talk to the motorcyclist, so that means a trip to hospital.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48Inside he's still waiting for X-rays.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50Ray and Barry warn him about the condition of his bike,
0:32:50 > 0:32:53but they decide he's learnt his lesson.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55There will be no further action taken against him.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01So with regard to the collision, we won't be doing anything.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04I think you've suffered enough with regard to what happened.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07What were you wearing? Did you have jeans on or a tracksuit...?
0:33:07 > 0:33:08Tracksuit.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11God! Yeah, proper equipment!
0:33:11 > 0:33:13Don't do it again, young man.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17All right? Yeah. Take care. Speak to you later. Bye.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21He's fine. Still waiting to do an X-ray on his knee, on his leg,
0:33:21 > 0:33:24it's swollen a little bit, just grazing.
0:33:24 > 0:33:25And that's it.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27And it must be teatime.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35The climber who was rescued by Llanberis mountain rescue
0:33:35 > 0:33:40close to the summit of Mount Snowdon in Wales has made a good recovery.
0:33:40 > 0:33:45Nigel's son Sean had to call the rescue services after his father collapsed.
0:33:55 > 0:33:5945mph winds prevented an RAF Sea King from landing near them,
0:33:59 > 0:34:03and rescuers had to make an arduous hike from lower down the mountain.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09Nigel suffers from an undiagnosed heart condition
0:34:09 > 0:34:12that can affect the body's ability to respond to temperature changes.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15At hospital, doctors confirmed why he collapsed.
0:34:15 > 0:34:16Hypothermia
0:34:16 > 0:34:18and extreme exhaustion
0:34:18 > 0:34:20brought on by the hypothermia.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23They'd removed anything that was cold
0:34:23 > 0:34:27and then put what they call a bear hug over the top of me,
0:34:27 > 0:34:29which they then just pump warm air through...
0:34:29 > 0:34:34it was just so nice actually getting some warmth and being able to move,
0:34:34 > 0:34:36especially in my legs.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39It was so nice once I could finally stand up again.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45Nigel and his son are seasoned hikers, familiar with the area.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49His experience shows that anyone can fall foul of hypothermia.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51We were really well prepared.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53We had all the right equipment,
0:34:53 > 0:34:56all the medical equipment, storm shelters,
0:34:56 > 0:34:59extra rations of food in case we ran out...
0:34:59 > 0:35:05We always make sure we've got extra fleeces if the weather looks like we need it,
0:35:05 > 0:35:07rain jacket, trousers...
0:35:07 > 0:35:14normally carry an extra litre of water, more than what we need just in case things go wrong.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17And Nigel recalls when everything did go wrong.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20I just started feeling really exhausted
0:35:20 > 0:35:22and becoming really, really dizzy.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25Physically, I just couldn't go on any further.
0:35:25 > 0:35:30So it was just easier to turn round and walk downhill.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34Even so close to the summit it was a straightforward decision for Nigel.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37It's just something that I've always been told.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41If you're ill or in trouble or in any doubt, turn round and head down.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44It doesn't matter how close you are to the summit,
0:35:44 > 0:35:46you know, that mountain's still going to be there tomorrow.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49Sean was glad his dad made that decision
0:35:49 > 0:35:52as he remembers how things soon deteriorated.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56About 100 foot down he started feeling worse.
0:35:56 > 0:36:02So we sat down for a little bit, but my dad was suffering from extreme exhaustion
0:36:02 > 0:36:04and couldn't get back up.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08I mean, I couldn't pull myself up on to my feet, I couldn't get up on to my feet.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10I didn't have any strength in my arms,
0:36:10 > 0:36:13and the cold set in and started to work up my legs.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Sean had to summon help.
0:36:15 > 0:36:20I called 999, asked for the police and asked for mountain rescue.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24He wasn't showing it at first, but he was panicking inside.
0:36:24 > 0:36:29He thought that his dad wasn't going to be coming off the mountain at the end of the day.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33Nigel's son then put a survival shelter around his dad.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36All they could do then was wait.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39We could hear the helicopter coming in the distance,
0:36:39 > 0:36:44and Sean sort of shouting, "It's here!"
0:36:44 > 0:36:46But their relief was short-lived.
0:36:46 > 0:36:51It soon turned to panic when they flew off because it was so windy they couldn't reach down to us.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55Sean got on the phone again and was reassured it would be coming back.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58Sean did a grand job.
0:36:58 > 0:37:03He stood out there on the mountain, wouldn't come in at all until that helicopter had arrived.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07Eventually the rescue team reached them and the difficult descent began.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13My first time ever in a helicopter. Hopefully my last!
0:37:13 > 0:37:18But once inside the guys constantly keep checking on you all the way to hospital.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22The experience hasn't put Nigel off mountain walking.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25He's even planned a sponsored return to Mount Snowdon with Sean
0:37:25 > 0:37:28in aid of Llanberis mountain rescue.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31I'm hoping he'll keep coming out with me.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35I actually feel a lot safer on the mountain with him, because he knows what to do now!
0:37:35 > 0:37:38But he has made one promise to his family.
0:37:38 > 0:37:43I've told the wife that if I do end up being taken off the mountain ever again,
0:37:43 > 0:37:46that's it, I'm going to hang my boots up! Which hopefully will be never!
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Earlier, 13-year-old Eric
0:37:53 > 0:37:56was taken to hospital after his skin erupted in huge hives.
0:37:57 > 0:38:01He was given a course of steroids. It was several days before it calmed down.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04They gave him the medicine, an antihistamine immediately,
0:38:04 > 0:38:09and then it was the waiting game to see what was going to happen.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13And after a couple of hours, the steroids started to work.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17Come the Sunday, he flared up quite bad again,
0:38:17 > 0:38:20and they gave him another five days of the steroids,
0:38:20 > 0:38:22and they seemed to do the trick.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25Gradually each day the hives then got less and less.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28Eric's now undergoing more consultations.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31Doctors need to rule out Kawasaki disease,
0:38:31 > 0:38:36a rare autoimmune disorder which can be triggered by a severe throat infection.
0:38:38 > 0:38:39Throughout the programme
0:38:39 > 0:38:42we've been following the emergency call made by dad Mark
0:38:42 > 0:38:45after baby daughter Jessie was born three months early.
0:38:57 > 0:39:01Three months on, baby Jessie is finally home with her parents.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05After the paramedics arrived at their home in Middlesbrough in the early hours,
0:39:05 > 0:39:10it was a battle to keep her alive as they made their way to the James Cook Hospital.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13En route to the hospital we could see there was...
0:39:13 > 0:39:17slowly signs of improvement in baby Jess, so...
0:39:17 > 0:39:20I think Amy could see that Michelle and myself were looking quite hopeful
0:39:20 > 0:39:23so it sort of picked up the mood a little bit.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27And on arrival at the hospital, we'd already alerted the medical teams,
0:39:27 > 0:39:32so the James Cook casualty team and the paediatric team were already in there waiting for us.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35It was awful to see her fighting for her life,
0:39:35 > 0:39:39but I thought I'm just going to have to keep trying and sticking with her.
0:39:40 > 0:39:45It was the moment they arrived at hospital that the baby gave them her own sign of hope.
0:39:45 > 0:39:50As the doors opened to actually come out the van, she let out a whimper,
0:39:50 > 0:39:56which was... as we got to the hospital, which was fantastic news to hear that.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01Jessie was taken into neonatal intensive care.
0:40:01 > 0:40:06Her lungs not properly developed, her mum Amy was warned things may not go smoothly.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10I kept on going in in the mornings,
0:40:10 > 0:40:15thinking, "Oh, God! Am I going to go in and she's back on the ventilation?" but she wasn't...
0:40:15 > 0:40:19She amazed us every day that we went in, and heard something new about her.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23It was just like a little story getting told, a little journey she took us on in there.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27I mean, it was terrifying at first, but all you're seeing really is Jessie growing on the outside
0:40:27 > 0:40:30to what she should have been in the in.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33That's the way I was thinking of it, that's what made me feel better.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36I've got to meet her early, basically.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39She's special and she's given me a treat.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43And seeing her growing, how beautiful she was, it was just amazing.
0:40:44 > 0:40:49Jessie has continued to thrive at home with her brother and sister.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53Dad Mark can't forget the horror of that night.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57Nothing can prepare you for, like, the situation that we were in, nothing at all.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01Er...just the different emotions that went through your body...
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Luckily, Amy was there to save the day,
0:41:04 > 0:41:08cos I was just in total shock. I was just a wreck.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10From Amy making the call...
0:41:10 > 0:41:13through the call taker, dispatcher...
0:41:14 > 0:41:16..the crew that backed me up...
0:41:16 > 0:41:19James Cook A&E on alert,
0:41:19 > 0:41:24the A&E staff and the paediatric staff that were all there waiting for us when we arrived,
0:41:24 > 0:41:27just a massive, massive team effort...
0:41:27 > 0:41:28with a good result.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34That teamwork means the whole family are enjoying life at home.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39She's just so much of a miracle, it's unbelievable.
0:41:41 > 0:41:47She's had a long journey and she's come out of it at the other end, so an absolute star she is!
0:41:48 > 0:41:53Both Amy and Mark know that Jessie could not have made it without the right care
0:41:53 > 0:41:56at the right time from paramedic Colin.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58Oh, he's an absolute gentleman.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01To be honest, he saved my daughter's life.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03I get emotional now...
0:42:03 > 0:42:08there's no way to explain... what I think of him.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10He's an amazing man.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16Colin says it was mum Amy who should take the credit.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22Amy was remarkably calm and composed, which assisted us so much.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26Because she was so calm and so composed, it just made it so much easier for us,
0:42:26 > 0:42:29and she was part of the resuscitation team, really.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33Yeah, a very happy ending. Baby Jessie's scrumptious.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42Aw! Fantastic outcome for baby and parents.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44Very trying time, very frightening, though.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47I remember my eldest son was premature and it was a very frightening time.
0:42:47 > 0:42:52You wonder how he's going to get on. He's now 6 foot tall, strapping, eating me out of house and home!
0:42:52 > 0:42:54That's it for today's Real Rescues. See you next time.
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