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Injured climber's Snowdon rescue | Injured climber's Snowdon rescue |
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An injured climber has been saved from Snowdon in a daring RAF Valley operation - the unit's 200th helicopter rescue so far in 2009. | An injured climber has been saved from Snowdon in a daring RAF Valley operation - the unit's 200th helicopter rescue so far in 2009. |
It happened 2,300ft (700m) up the mountain when a winchman was lowered at the end of a 150ft line. | It happened 2,300ft (700m) up the mountain when a winchman was lowered at the end of a 150ft line. |
A rope was thrown to Llanberis mountain rescue team, who hauled him in. | A rope was thrown to Llanberis mountain rescue team, who hauled him in. |
Because the rotor blades would be too close to the cliffs, the helicopter had to lift rescuers to a spot from where they could climb to treat the woman. | |
The 26-year-old from Kent was suffering from a deep injury in her thigh, after she hurt herself while on a climb of The Wall at Cyrnlas. | The 26-year-old from Kent was suffering from a deep injury in her thigh, after she hurt herself while on a climb of The Wall at Cyrnlas. |
Swung out | Swung out |
She had slipped and landed on a precarious ledge. | She had slipped and landed on a precarious ledge. |
The climber and winch man Sgt Dave McDowell were taken off the mountain after being swung out from the cliff and then into the aircraft. | The climber and winch man Sgt Dave McDowell were taken off the mountain after being swung out from the cliff and then into the aircraft. |
She was flown to hospital at Bangor. | She was flown to hospital at Bangor. |
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