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| Miss Whiplash in river car ordeal | Miss Whiplash in river car ordeal |
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| Former brothel keeper Lindi St Clair has been rescued after being trapped upside down in her car in a river for almost 24 hours. | Former brothel keeper Lindi St Clair has been rescued after being trapped upside down in her car in a river for almost 24 hours. |
| Ms St Clair, once known as Miss Whiplash, left the road near the village of Risbury in Herefordshire and went 15ft (4.5m) down an embankment. | |
| The alarm was raised at about 1500 GMT on Friday and the operation to rescue the 57-year-old took nearly two hours. | The alarm was raised at about 1500 GMT on Friday and the operation to rescue the 57-year-old took nearly two hours. |
| She was conscious when found and has been flown to hospital. | She was conscious when found and has been flown to hospital. |
| Her condition is not known but it is believed she was suffering from hypothermia and serious multiple injuries. | Her condition is not known but it is believed she was suffering from hypothermia and serious multiple injuries. |
| Duck farm | Duck farm |
| Police said the road was "very remote" and they believed the crash had happened on Thursday afternoon. | |
| A spokesman for Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said the car ended up on its roof in a stream and was spotted by a passer-by. | A spokesman for Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said the car ended up on its roof in a stream and was spotted by a passer-by. |
| The spokesman said: "We mobilised fire crews from Leominster with specialist cutting gear that we use in (road traffic collisions)." | The spokesman said: "We mobilised fire crews from Leominster with specialist cutting gear that we use in (road traffic collisions)." |
| Fire crews were given instructions from the air ambulance to release her. | Fire crews were given instructions from the air ambulance to release her. |
| The spokesman said it appeared the woman was lucky to be alive. | |
| Ms St Clair claimed a number of MPs and other senior public figures were among her clients in the 1980s and at one time was pursued through the courts for non-payment of income tax. | |
| She once stood for Parliament campaigning for more liberal sex laws and later moved to Herefordshire where she is believed to have been running a duck farm. | |
| Witnesses have been urged to contact West Mercia Police. | Witnesses have been urged to contact West Mercia Police. |