Tribute To Dr Tony Jones, MBE

North Wales Police have issued a tribute to the late Dr Tony Jones, north Wales mountain rescue pioneer who passed away last week. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Dr Jones sadly died on Friday, May 6 following an illness. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Deputy Chief Constable and NPCC Lead on Search and Rescue, Gareth Pritchard said: “Dr Jones was held in extremely high regard by North Wales Police and we were saddened to hear of his passing. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“We are indebted to the hard work undertaken by Dr Jones over many years, and are grateful for his advice and guidance. He will be sadly missed by colleagues at North Wales Police.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Locally, Dr Jones was a team leader of the Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation for many years but he also served on regional and national bodies and was chair of the North Wales Mountain Association until 2013. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

He devised a series of First Aid courses for Mountain Rescue which were taught to RAF and civilian teams. He travelled around the world with his expert knowledge, organising and lecturing courses relating to Search Management. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​