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Woman rescued from steep ravine | Woman rescued from steep ravine |
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A woman is in a critical condition in hospital after being rescued from a ravine in Gwynedd. | |
The woman in her mid 40s, who had earlier been reported missing, was spotted by a helicopter crew near Dolgellau on Sunday. | |
Police, paramedics and mountain rescue members were involved in the recovery operation alongside the River Arran. | |
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 aboard the RAF Valley helicopter before being airlifted to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor, said police. |
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