Vandals put Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team out of action

Crime scene investigators have attended the scene

Vandals have put mountain rescuers in Gwynedd temporarily out of action by cutting battery cables in three of its 4x4s.

They targeted Land Rovers belonging to the Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team (LMRT) in Nant Peris.

North Wales Police is investigating the attack.

On Sunday, LMRT was involved in a rescue near Llanberis waterfall after four swimmers got into difficulty and two men died.

On Sunday, the team took part in a rescue after four swimmers got into difficulty

Police said that as well as battery cables being cut, bolts to doors were removed.

Officers said it was only "by chance" that no emergency calls were received on Tuesday, as the rescue teams would not have been able to respond.