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Snowdon rescue bid as boy falls Snowdon rescue as boy falls 100ft
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A rescue operation has been mounted on Snowdon after a boy of 11 fell while walking with a family party.A rescue operation has been mounted on Snowdon after a boy of 11 fell while walking with a family party.
He has plunged into cloud close to the summit of Crib y Ddysgl, a ridge about 3,000ft up the mountain.He has plunged into cloud close to the summit of Crib y Ddysgl, a ridge about 3,000ft up the mountain.
An RAF rescue helicopter based at Valley in Anglesey has been launched and members of Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team have been called out. An RAF rescue helicopter based at Valley in Anglesey has been launched and eight members of Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team are at the scene.
However, is it thought low cloud is preventing the helicopter from helping the ground-based rescuers. According to Ian Henderson from the mountain rescue team, the boy has fallen at least 100ft.
It is thought low cloud is preventing the helicopter from helping the ground-based rescuers.
The alarm was raised at about 1255 GMT.The alarm was raised at about 1255 GMT.