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| Fell runners rescued on Snowdon | Fell runners rescued on Snowdon |
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| A rescue operation is under way on Snowdon involving fell runners taking part in a mountain race, who got into difficulty in bad weather. | A rescue operation is under way on Snowdon involving fell runners taking part in a mountain race, who got into difficulty in bad weather. |
| 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. | Another 20 runners and walkers have been helped off the mountain so far, said an RAF spokesman. |
| 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. |
| 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 runners are believed to have been part of the 22-mile Welsh 1,000m Peaks Race, which had started in Aber in Gwynedd, with a finish on the summit of Snowdon. | |
| The annual event 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. | |
| Around 1,000 people are thought to have been on the mountain as part of a fell race. | Around 1,000 people are thought to have been on the mountain as part of a fell 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. |
| Chris Lloyd from Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue said they were searching eastern Carneddau for one remaining missing person from the fells race. | Chris Lloyd from Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue said they were searching eastern Carneddau for one remaining missing person from the fells race. |
| Those rescued included some army cadets. | Those rescued included some army cadets. |
| 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 earlier: "We're still waiting for confirmation of the actual numbers in the race and the police are helping us with that." | |
| 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 race was abandoned. | The race was abandoned. |
| In a separate rescue on the Llanberis pass, 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. |
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