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| Woman rescued in 3,700-mile alert | Woman rescued in 3,700-mile alert |
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| A woman has been airlifted to safety in Russia - after a distress signal was picked up 3,700 miles away by a Scottish RAF base. | A woman has been airlifted to safety in Russia - after a distress signal was picked up 3,700 miles away by a Scottish RAF base. |
| The alarm was raised by a research party from Nottingham University after Kimberley Warren, from Sway, Hampshire, fell from a horse and broke her leg. | The alarm was raised by a research party from Nottingham University after Kimberley Warren, from Sway, Hampshire, fell from a horse and broke her leg. |
| Their personal locater beacon was picked up by satellites monitored by RAF Kinloss in Moray. | Their personal locater beacon was picked up by satellites monitored by RAF Kinloss in Moray. |
| Russian rescue teams were alerted and sent to the remote Kamchatka region. | Russian rescue teams were alerted and sent to the remote Kamchatka region. |
| The 406 MHz distress beacon triggered by the research party is registered in the UK and uses GPS technology which gives a very accurate position within five seconds of being activated. | The 406 MHz distress beacon triggered by the research party is registered in the UK and uses GPS technology which gives a very accurate position within five seconds of being activated. |
| Severe weather | Severe weather |
| It was detected by the UK Mission Control Centre within the Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre at RAF Kinloss at about 2200 BST on Thursday. | It was detected by the UK Mission Control Centre within the Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre at RAF Kinloss at about 2200 BST on Thursday. |
| An RAF satellite monitoring system operator contacted her Russian counterparts, who sent a rescue helicopter. | An RAF satellite monitoring system operator contacted her Russian counterparts, who sent a rescue helicopter. |
| The group was nearing the end of a two-and-a-half month expedition to the Kamchatka peninsula when the accident happened. | The group was nearing the end of a two-and-a-half month expedition to the Kamchatka peninsula when the accident happened. |
| RAF Kinloss said it was a "very unusual" situation | |
| Severe weather made the helicopter rescue very difficult. Due to the rugged terrain within the Kamchatka Nature Park, the only way out was by either horseback or helicopter. | Severe weather made the helicopter rescue very difficult. Due to the rugged terrain within the Kamchatka Nature Park, the only way out was by either horseback or helicopter. |
| RAF rescue coordinator Flt Sgt Tim Dickinson told BBC Scotland it had been a "very unusual" situation for staff in Scotland to be alerting rescuers in Russia. | RAF rescue coordinator Flt Sgt Tim Dickinson told BBC Scotland it had been a "very unusual" situation for staff in Scotland to be alerting rescuers in Russia. |
| A spokesman for the university said: "We can confirm it's Kimberley Warren and that she has been airlifted to the town of Esso. | A spokesman for the university said: "We can confirm it's Kimberley Warren and that she has been airlifted to the town of Esso. |
| "She does have a broken leg but the injury is not remotely life-threatening." | "She does have a broken leg but the injury is not remotely life-threatening." |