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A woman in her mid 40s has been airlifted to hospital after being discovered in a ravine near Dolgellau in north Wales. A woman is in a critical condition in hospital after being rescued from a ravine in Gwynedd.
Police, paramedics and mountain rescue members recovered her from the banks of the River Arran on Sunday. The woman in her mid 40s, who had earlier been reported missing, was spotted by a helicopter crew near Dolgellau on Sunday.
A helicopter from RAF Valley was used in the rescue but attempts to get to her were hampered by trees and the sheer drop into the river. Police, paramedics and mountain rescue members were involved in the recovery operation alongside the River Arran.
The alarm was raised when she was spotted by a rescue helicopter crew. A helicopter from RAF Valley was used in the rescue but attempts were hampered by trees and the sheer drop.
The alarm was raised when she was spotted by a rescue helicopter crew from Scotland.
The woman was reported missing in the early hours of Sunday morning.The woman was reported missing in the early hours of Sunday morning.
She was spotted at the bottom of the ravine, but not in the water, at 1107 GMT by the crew from 22 Squadron, which is based at Kinloss in Moray.She was spotted at the bottom of the ravine, but not in the water, at 1107 GMT by the crew from 22 Squadron, which is based at Kinloss in Moray.
She was carried across the river and winched to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor, said police. She was carried across the river and winched aboard the RAF Valley helicopter before being airlifted to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor, said police.