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| Boys rescued from slate quarry | Boys rescued from slate quarry |
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| Two boys have been airlifted to safety by an RAF helicopter after the became trapped in a slate quarry on the Horseshoe Pass near Llangollen. | Two boys have been airlifted to safety by an RAF helicopter after the became trapped in a slate quarry on the Horseshoe Pass near Llangollen. |
| Emergency services were called to the quarry near the Ponda Rosa at around 1310 BST. | Emergency services were called to the quarry near the Ponda Rosa at around 1310 BST. |
| Firefighters, police and a mountain rescue team all took part in the rescue of the teenagers. | Firefighters, police and a mountain rescue team all took part in the rescue of the teenagers. |
| A spokeswoman for North Wales Police said both they have been handed over to police who would take them home. | A spokeswoman for North Wales Police said both they have been handed over to police who would take them home. |
| The teenagers had not sustained any injuries, she added. | The teenagers had not sustained any injuries, she added. |
| Firefighters from Chirk and Llangollen and the rope rescue team from Colwyn Bay attended the incident, a North Wales Fire Service spokesman added. | |
| A joint rescue operation was carried out by fire and rescue service staff, police helicopter, RAF helicopter and paramedics, he said. |