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| River search resumes for woman | River search resumes for woman |
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| Rescue teams are to resume their search for a 21-year-old woman who went missing in the River Usk in Powys on Saturday night. | Rescue teams are to resume their search for a 21-year-old woman who went missing in the River Usk in Powys on Saturday night. |
| A search was started after a friend called emergency services when she went missing near a river bridge in Brecon. | A search was started after a friend called emergency services when she went missing near a river bridge in Brecon. |
| A police helicopter and a mountain rescue team joined Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service in a day-long hunt on a mile-long stretch on Sunday. | A police helicopter and a mountain rescue team joined Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service in a day-long hunt on a mile-long stretch on Sunday. |
| Police have warned people to stay away from slippery river banks. | Police have warned people to stay away from slippery river banks. |
| The local woman was reported missing at Watergate bridge in Brecon at 1900 GMT on Saturday by a male friend. A police liaison officer has been with her family. | The local woman was reported missing at Watergate bridge in Brecon at 1900 GMT on Saturday by a male friend. A police liaison officer has been with her family. |
| The woman was last seen near this bridge at 1900 GMT on Saturday | The woman was last seen near this bridge at 1900 GMT on Saturday |
| The river was too swollen for rescue boats to be used initially and Dyfed-Powys Police's helicopter was brought in for an air search. | |
| Police are trying to establish the exact circumstances of how the woman entered the water but they said on Sunday they wanted to focus on the search. | Police are trying to establish the exact circumstances of how the woman entered the water but they said on Sunday they wanted to focus on the search. |
| It is thought she fell after crossing the bridge in an area where there is a 6ft (1.83m) gap in railings. | It is thought she fell after crossing the bridge in an area where there is a 6ft (1.83m) gap in railings. |
| Insp Mark Davies said they were investigating the full circumstances of why she was in the river "and are concentrating all efforts on trying to find her". | Insp Mark Davies said they were investigating the full circumstances of why she was in the river "and are concentrating all efforts on trying to find her". |
| Slippery conditions | Slippery conditions |
| Police issued an appeal for people to keep away, including those offering to help, because of slippery conditions on the river bank and worries over water levels. | Police issued an appeal for people to keep away, including those offering to help, because of slippery conditions on the river bank and worries over water levels. |
| The search was concentrating on a mile stretch of the Usk from where the woman was last seen. | The search was concentrating on a mile stretch of the Usk from where the woman was last seen. |
| Local resident Sue Gardiner said: "Looking at the strength of the current and the volume of water it's not surprising something like this has happened. | Local resident Sue Gardiner said: "Looking at the strength of the current and the volume of water it's not surprising something like this has happened. |
| "It's very sad and having heard about the police officer in Cumbria, it's a warning to us all really about the strength and the danger of water." | "It's very sad and having heard about the police officer in Cumbria, it's a warning to us all really about the strength and the danger of water." |
| On Monday morning there were a number of flood warnings in force in Wales, on the the River Towy at Abergwili in Carmarthen and along the River Dee at Bangor-on-Dee and the lower Dee valley between Llangollen and Chester. | On Monday morning there were a number of flood warnings in force in Wales, on the the River Towy at Abergwili in Carmarthen and along the River Dee at Bangor-on-Dee and the lower Dee valley between Llangollen and Chester. |
| There are also flood watches on 18 river areas in Wales, including the Usk in Powys. | There are also flood watches on 18 river areas in Wales, including the Usk in Powys. |
| Firefighters were called out just before 0500 BST to pump water out of two flooded houses at St Nicholas near Goodwick in Pembrokeshire. | Firefighters were called out just before 0500 BST to pump water out of two flooded houses at St Nicholas near Goodwick in Pembrokeshire. |
| The heavy rain and winds have also caused transport disruption. | The heavy rain and winds have also caused transport disruption. |
| Flooding in the Llanrwst area in Conwy has stopped trains between Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog, with passengers facing longer journeys on replacement bus services. | Flooding in the Llanrwst area in Conwy has stopped trains between Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog, with passengers facing longer journeys on replacement bus services. |
| The A4118 at Upper Killay in Swansea between Vennaway Lane and Summerland Park was closed because of a fallen tree, and the road was not expected to reopen before 0900 GMT. | The A4118 at Upper Killay in Swansea between Vennaway Lane and Summerland Park was closed because of a fallen tree, and the road was not expected to reopen before 0900 GMT. |