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| All the people who went missing in bad weather during a Snowdonia fell race have been found, RAF rescue teams say. | All the people who went missing in bad weather during a Snowdonia fell race have been found, RAF rescue teams say. |
| Eight people were airlifted to hospital and another 25 people were helped to safety during the day. | Eight people were airlifted to hospital and another 25 people were helped to safety during the day. |
| Two people remained unaccounted for some time but they were finally located late on Saturday. | |
| The annual, 22-mile Welsh 1,000m Peaks Race involved 245 competitors and had been due to finish on the summit of Snowdon, but was later abandoned. | The annual, 22-mile Welsh 1,000m Peaks Race involved 245 competitors and had been due to finish on the summit of Snowdon, but was later abandoned. |
| Mountain rescue teams and the RAF were involved in the search in the Carneddau mountains, near Bethesda, from about 1500 BST. | Mountain rescue teams and the RAF were involved in the search in the Carneddau mountains, near Bethesda, from about 1500 BST. |
| The race involves teams of runners and mountaineers from clubs and the armed services. A soldier died in a 500ft fall while competing in the race in 2007. | The race involves teams of runners and mountaineers from clubs and the armed services. A soldier died in a 500ft fall while competing in the race in 2007. |
| The event started on the Gwynedd coast at Aber. | The event started on the Gwynedd coast at Aber. |
| A North Wales Police spokeswoman said the race began at around 0900 BST, with calls to police coming in from about an hour later due to the "atrocious weather conditions". | A North Wales Police spokeswoman said the race began at around 0900 BST, with calls to police coming in from about an hour later due to the "atrocious weather conditions". |
| The force co-ordinated the rescue from the Ogwen Valley mountain rescue team base and counted runners, walkers and mountaineers as they returned. | The force co-ordinated the rescue from the Ogwen Valley mountain rescue team base and counted runners, walkers and mountaineers as they returned. |
| Those rescued included some army cadets. | Those rescued included some army cadets. |
| Helicopters from RAF Valley, on Anglesey, and Chivenor, in Devon, were 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, were involved in the rescue, along with members of the Ogwen Valley and Valley Mountain rescue teams. |
| In a separate rescue on the Llanberis pass, an ill woman was airlifted to hospital. | In a separate rescue on the Llanberis pass, an ill woman was airlifted to hospital. |
| A spokesman for the RAF rescue centre at Kinloss in Scotland said the rescue efforts had been hampered by low cloud, heavy rain and strong winds. | A spokesman for the RAF rescue centre at Kinloss in Scotland said the rescue efforts had been hampered by low cloud, heavy rain and strong winds. |