Aberdyfi man who's spent 50 years saving lives at sea - and on land
On a cold afternoon in January this year, Aberdfyi Search and Rescue Team (SaRT) received a call from a farmer whose sheepdog had fallen into a quarry near Pennal and was stranded on a ledge. Heading out to the scene in the gathering dusk, the team set up a rope system so they could lower a volunteer down the rock face and bring the dog back up to safety. Helping to coordinate the rescue was David Eilian Williams MBE, a member of Aberdfyi SaRT for 50 years. He's been part of Aberdfyi Lifeboat for the same amount of time - and over five decades has saved countless lives from both the mountains and the sea. In fact, David had only just joined the lifeboat crew when he rescued a father and his three children from the water, earning him his first award, a bronze RNLI medal, which he received from the Duke of Kent in London. "I joined Aberdfyi Lifeboat in May 1974, did a couple of training exercises and helped out on a couple of shouts (callouts)," recalls David. "Then i...
