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| Fire on Snowdonia mountain after RAF helicopter performs emergency landing and bursts into flames | Fire on Snowdonia mountain after RAF helicopter performs emergency landing and bursts into flames |
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| An RAF helicopter has burst into flames after performing an emergency landing on a peak in Snowdonia. | An RAF helicopter has burst into flames after performing an emergency landing on a peak in Snowdonia. |
| The Ministry of Defence said the Griffin helicopter had a technical issue and caught fire after landing safely. | The Ministry of Defence said the Griffin helicopter had a technical issue and caught fire after landing safely. |
| “A Griffin training helicopter safely completed a precautionary landing in Snowdonia this afternoon following a technical issue," a spokesperson said. "Everyone on board exited safely, subsequently the aircraft caught fire.” | |
| Four military personnel and a civilian were in the helicopter when it landed and a sixth member of the RAF was on the ground at the time. They were all transported from the landing site. | |
| Huw Price, who was climbing Mount Snowdon at the time of the incident, said he saw the aircraft burst into "huge flames". | Huw Price, who was climbing Mount Snowdon at the time of the incident, said he saw the aircraft burst into "huge flames". |
| "One guy on his way down from the summit said he saw a helicopter land there," he wrote on Twitter. "Another had binoculars and reckons flames 10ft plus." | "One guy on his way down from the summit said he saw a helicopter land there," he wrote on Twitter. "Another had binoculars and reckons flames 10ft plus." |
| An spokesperson for the Welsh Ambulance Service said: “We were called at about 1.50pm to reports of an incident in the Snowdonia area. | An spokesperson for the Welsh Ambulance Service said: “We were called at about 1.50pm to reports of an incident in the Snowdonia area. |
| “The Wales Air Ambulance has been sent to respond.” | “The Wales Air Ambulance has been sent to respond.” |
| The incident was near the Watkin Path in Llanberis, which is a popular spot for hikers and climbers near Wales's highest peak | The incident was near the Watkin Path in Llanberis, which is a popular spot for hikers and climbers near Wales's highest peak |
| Griffin training helicopters are used at the Search and Rescue Training Unit RAF Valley on Angelsey, where the Duke of Cambridge was based during his time as a pilot. | Griffin training helicopters are used at the Search and Rescue Training Unit RAF Valley on Angelsey, where the Duke of Cambridge was based during his time as a pilot. |