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| Diver missing in notorious quarry | Diver missing in notorious quarry |
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| Police have called off the search for a woman feared dead after being caught in ropes while diving in a disused quarry. | Police have called off the search for a woman feared dead after being caught in ropes while diving in a disused quarry. |
| The woman, aged in her 40s and from Cheshire, was with a male friend when she got into difficulties at Dorothea Quarry, near Caernarfon, on Sunday. | The woman, aged in her 40s and from Cheshire, was with a male friend when she got into difficulties at Dorothea Quarry, near Caernarfon, on Sunday. |
| The 45-year-old man tried to free her but had to return to the surface. He was treated for shock and the bends. | The 45-year-old man tried to free her but had to return to the surface. He was treated for shock and the bends. |
| Diving teams are expected to return to the site on Tuesday. More than 20 people have died there since 1994. | |
| The quarry is up to 300ft deep in places with a network of flooded tunnels and sheer drops. | The quarry is up to 300ft deep in places with a network of flooded tunnels and sheer drops. |
| It is popular with divers from across the UK but more than 20 people have died there since 1994. | It is popular with divers from across the UK but more than 20 people have died there since 1994. |
| The woman diver from the Congleton area got into difficulties on Sunday afternoon and police arrived at the scene at about 1530 GMT. | The woman diver from the Congleton area got into difficulties on Sunday afternoon and police arrived at the scene at about 1530 GMT. |
| The man who was with her at the time of the incident was taken to a decompression unit on the Wirral. | The man who was with her at the time of the incident was taken to a decompression unit on the Wirral. |
| He was discharged from the unit on Sunday evening. | He was discharged from the unit on Sunday evening. |
| Rescue attempt | Rescue attempt |
| North Wales Police said in a statement that a joint underwater search team had been at the location in the Nantlle Valley. | North Wales Police said in a statement that a joint underwater search team had been at the location in the Nantlle Valley. |
| "Police were called to the location at around 3pm yesterday following a report of a diving incident. | "Police were called to the location at around 3pm yesterday following a report of a diving incident. |
| "A woman, diving with a male companion got into difficulties when she became entangled in ropes in the water. | "A woman, diving with a male companion got into difficulties when she became entangled in ropes in the water. |
| "The male diver stayed with her, trying to free her until he was forced to swim to the surface." | "The male diver stayed with her, trying to free her until he was forced to swim to the surface." |
| The statement added: "An ambulance was called to the scene and the 45-year-old man was treated. | The statement added: "An ambulance was called to the scene and the 45-year-old man was treated. |
| "He was then airlifted by Squadron 22 of the RAF to a decompression unit on the Wirral." | "He was then airlifted by Squadron 22 of the RAF to a decompression unit on the Wirral." |