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| Fell runners 'missing on Snowdon' | Fell runners 'missing on Snowdon' |
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| A rescue operation is under way on Snowdon to try to find up to five fell runners taking part in a race who are thought to be missing in bad weather. | A rescue operation is under way on Snowdon to try to find up to five fell runners taking part in a race who are thought to be missing in bad weather. |
| Two RAF helicopters and two mountain rescue teams are taking part in the search which began at about 1500 BST. | Two RAF helicopters and two mountain rescue teams are taking part in the search which began at about 1500 BST. |
| One runner has already been found suffering from hypothermia and flown to hospital at Bangor. | One runner has already been found suffering from hypothermia and flown to hospital at Bangor. |
| Another 20 runners and walkers have been helped off the mountain so far, said an RAF spokesman. | |
| North Wales Police said they were counting the fell runners as they returned from the race. | North Wales Police said they were counting the fell runners as they returned from the race. |
| The force is coordinating the rescue from the Ogwen Valley mountain rescue team base. | The force is coordinating the rescue from the Ogwen Valley mountain rescue team base. |
| Helicopters from RAF Valley on Anglesey and Chivenor in Devon are involved in the rescue, along with members of the Ogwen Valley and Valley Mountain rescue teams. | Helicopters from RAF Valley on Anglesey and Chivenor in Devon are involved in the rescue, along with members of the Ogwen Valley and Valley Mountain rescue teams. |
| An RAF spokesman said: "We're still waiting for confirmation of the actual numbers in the race and the police are helping us with that." | |
| It is understood there were difficulties in contacting the organisers. | |
| The RAF spokesman said North Wales Police were trying to contact the organisers of the fell race to find out exactly who was taking part in the race and how many are still missing. | The RAF spokesman said North Wales Police were trying to contact the organisers of the fell race to find out exactly who was taking part in the race and how many are still missing. |
| The spokesman said: "We understand there are five missing, that's what the police have told us." | The spokesman said: "We understand there are five missing, that's what the police have told us." |
| The race was abandoned. | The race was abandoned. |
| In a separate rescue about 10 kilometres away also on Snowdon an ill woman has also been airlifted to hospital. | In a separate rescue about 10 kilometres away also on Snowdon an ill woman has also been airlifted to hospital. |
| A spokesman for the RAF rescue centre at Kinloss in Scotland said the rescue efforts were also being hampered by the extremely bad weather in the area. | A spokesman for the RAF rescue centre at Kinloss in Scotland said the rescue efforts were also being hampered by the extremely bad weather in the area. |
| "The cloud is low and there is heavy rain. At the very top of the mountain there are winds gusting to about 80 miles an hour," the spokesman said, of the Llanberis path rescue. | "The cloud is low and there is heavy rain. At the very top of the mountain there are winds gusting to about 80 miles an hour," the spokesman said, of the Llanberis path rescue. |
| In the second rescue a woman was airlifted off the Llanberis path after being taken ill. | In the second rescue a woman was airlifted off the Llanberis path after being taken ill. |
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