Couple and five-year-old rescued from Snowdonia mountain

A "poorly ready" couple with a five-12 months-vintage toddler have been airlifted to safety with the aid of helicopter after turning into misplaced in snowdonia.

The circle of relatives lost their manner in freezing climate and inside the darkish close to the summit of y garn mountain on friday evening.

The coastguard helicopter changed into known as and that they have been located with the aid of the usage of a smartphone app.

Rescuers said the couple were poorly equipped for the conditions.

Ogwen valley mountain rescue crew said the family had been taken to their headquarters wherein they warmed up.

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The telephone app, known as sarloc, changed into evolved six years ago with the aid of russ hore, a member of the mountain rescue team, and has due to the fact that been credited with supporting to save infinite lives.

If absolutely everyone is lost, they're told by way of mountain rescuers to down load the app, which uses gps to help the crew song them down.