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| A Chinook aircraft had to be drafted in to tow an RAF rescue helicopter to base after it broke down during a call out. | A Chinook aircraft had to be drafted in to tow an RAF rescue helicopter to base after it broke down during a call out. |
| The helicopter from RAF Valley on Anglesey had been on a rescue in Snowdonia on Saturday when it was forced to land with difficulties. | The helicopter from RAF Valley on Anglesey had been on a rescue in Snowdonia on Saturday when it was forced to land with difficulties. |
| RAF personnel stood guard for the rest of the weekend at the landing site at Nant Peris near Llanberis. | RAF personnel stood guard for the rest of the weekend at the landing site at Nant Peris near Llanberis. |
| The helicopter was airlifted across the skies by the larger Chinook in what was described as a "fairly simple pick-up". | The helicopter was airlifted across the skies by the larger Chinook in what was described as a "fairly simple pick-up". |
| One eye witness caught the air lift after he rushed out on hearing the "heavy" noise of the Chinook. | One eye witness caught the air lift after he rushed out on hearing the "heavy" noise of the Chinook. |
| "I heard it fly over and realised it was a Chinook because it sounded so heavy," the man, who did not want to be named, said. href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/uk_enl_1215434453/html/1.stm" onClick="window.open('http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/uk_enl_1215434453/html/1.stm', '1215434526', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,width=300,height=528,left=312,top=100'); return false;">The rescue helicopter gets a lift home href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/uk_enl_1215434453/html/1.stm" onClick="window.open('http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/uk_enl_1215434453/html/1.stm', '1215434526', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,width=300,height=528,left=312,top=100'); return false;" >Enlarge Image | |
| "Then on the way back it sounded heavier still and I realised it must be carrying something," he said. | "Then on the way back it sounded heavier still and I realised it must be carrying something," he said. |
| The RAF rescue helicopter had been forced to land on Saturday after it had been called to airlift a man suffering suspected liver damage after a fall. | The RAF rescue helicopter had been forced to land on Saturday after it had been called to airlift a man suffering suspected liver damage after a fall. |
| The casualty was eventually airlifted to Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, by a second RAF rescue helicopter based at Valley. | The casualty was eventually airlifted to Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, by a second RAF rescue helicopter based at Valley. |
| He was discharged from hospital on Sunday after it was discovered his injuries were minor. | He was discharged from hospital on Sunday after it was discovered his injuries were minor. |
| Engineering work is being carried out on the RAF helicopter. | Engineering work is being carried out on the RAF helicopter. |