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| Mountain rescue teams are looking for two fell runners unaccounted for in bad weather in Snowdonia. | Mountain rescue teams are looking for two fell runners unaccounted for in bad weather in Snowdonia. |
| A fell runner with hypothermia was among eight people airlifted to hospital after rescues and another 25 runners were helped to safety during the day. | |
| The search operation is in the Carneddau mountains near Bethesda. | The search operation is in the Carneddau mountains near Bethesda. |
| The 22-mile Welsh 1,000m Peaks Race involved 245 runners and was due to finish on the summit of Snowdon. | |
| Mountain rescue teams and the RAF were involved in the search, which began at about 1500 BST. | Mountain rescue teams and the RAF were involved in the search, which began at about 1500 BST. |
| The annual race, which was later abandoned on Saturday, 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 annual race, which was later abandoned on Saturday, 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. | |
| Dave Worrall, a member of the Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue team, said: "We're still searching for two individuals at this time who we believe started the race this morning." | Dave Worrall, a member of the Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue team, said: "We're still searching for two individuals at this time who we believe started the race this morning." |
| Mr Worrall said around 600 people had been expected to take part in today's race, but only 245 actually started it. | Mr Worrall said around 600 people had been expected to take part in today's race, but only 245 actually started it. |
| A North Wales Police spokeswoman said the race began at around 0900 BST, with calls to police coming in from 10am 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 10am due to the "atrocious weather conditions". |
| Those airlifted from the area may also include walkers and mountaineers. | Those airlifted from the area may also include walkers and mountaineers. |
| The force is coordinating the rescue from the Ogwen Valley mountain rescue team base and counting runners as they returned. | The force is coordinating the rescue from the Ogwen Valley mountain rescue team base and counting runners as they returned. |
| Chris Lloyd from Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue said earlier they had been searching eastern Carneddau for a missing person from the fells race. | Chris Lloyd from Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue said earlier they had been searching eastern Carneddau for a 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 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. |
| 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." | 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 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 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. |
| In a separate rescue on the Llanberis pass, an ill woman has also been airlifted to hospital. | 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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