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| One person has been killed in a light aircraft crashed near Bethesda in Gwynedd. | One person has been killed in a light aircraft crashed near Bethesda in Gwynedd. |
| Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team, who are involved in the rescue, said one of the two occupants of the plane had been airlifted to hospital. | Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team, who are involved in the rescue, said one of the two occupants of the plane had been airlifted to hospital. |
| The plane, heading from Caernarfon to Herefordshire, crashed near the village of Rachub on Monday evening. | The plane, heading from Caernarfon to Herefordshire, crashed near the village of Rachub on Monday evening. |
| North Wales Police confirmed one person had died at the scene. Another is said to be "stable" in hospital in Bangor. | North Wales Police confirmed one person had died at the scene. Another is said to be "stable" in hospital in Bangor. |
| The crash happened near Llanllechid and Rachub, at the mouth of the Ogwen Valley. | The crash happened near Llanllechid and Rachub, at the mouth of the Ogwen Valley. |
| Chris Lloyd of Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue said he believed the plane had clipped a slope and flipped over. | |
| "It looks like the aircraft was just slightly too low to get over the ridge. | |
| "Had he been another 100ft high he would have got over the ridge." | |
| Mr Lloyd added they had been "evidence gathering" at the location "to find any traces or bits of aircraft or anything else". | |
| Mountain rescue teams and a team from RAF Valley were called immediately, and one man was found dead at the scene, said police. | Mountain rescue teams and a team from RAF Valley were called immediately, and one man was found dead at the scene, said police. |
| The aircraft was on its way from Caernarfon airport to Shobdon airfield in Herefordshire. | The aircraft was on its way from Caernarfon airport to Shobdon airfield in Herefordshire. |