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| Snowdon rescue as boy falls 100ft | 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 (914m) up the mountain. | |
| An RAF rescue helicopter based at Valley in Anglesey has been launched and eight members of Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team are at the scene. | An RAF rescue helicopter based at Valley in Anglesey has been launched and eight members of Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team are at the scene. |
| According to Ian Henderson from the mountain rescue team, the boy has fallen at least 100ft (30.5m). | |
| It is thought low cloud is preventing the helicopter from helping the ground-based rescuers. | 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. |