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Woman dies after cliff face fall | Woman dies after cliff face fall |
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A woman has died after falling 30ft (9m) from one of the cliff faces around Llanymynech Golf Club, near Oswestry. | A woman has died after falling 30ft (9m) from one of the cliff faces around Llanymynech Golf Club, near Oswestry. |
A search involving Dyfed-Powys Police, West Mercia Police and the North East Wales search and rescue team (Newsar) was launched shortly before 1000 BST. | |
She was found at a cliff within the golf course shortly before midday and pronounced dead at the scene. | She was found at a cliff within the golf course shortly before midday and pronounced dead at the scene. |
The course, which has 15 holes in Wales and three in England, sits on a limestone plateau on Offa's Dyke. | The course, which has 15 holes in Wales and three in England, sits on a limestone plateau on Offa's Dyke. |
West Mercia Police, which is handling the incident, said the death was being treated as unexplained and the deputy coroner of Powys had been informed. | West Mercia Police, which is handling the incident, said the death was being treated as unexplained and the deputy coroner of Powys had been informed. |
The rescue helicopter from RAF Valley, on Anglesey, airlifted the woman's body to hospital at Shrewsbury. | The rescue helicopter from RAF Valley, on Anglesey, airlifted the woman's body to hospital at Shrewsbury. |