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Pair airlifted after quarry dive | Pair airlifted after quarry dive |
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Two people have been airlifted to a decompression unit after one of them showed signs of the bends after diving at a quarry in Snowdonia. | Two people have been airlifted to a decompression unit after one of them showed signs of the bends after diving at a quarry in Snowdonia. |
The couple, from Manchester, had dived into the lake at Dorothea Quarry in the Nantlle Valley, Gwynedd. | The couple, from Manchester, had dived into the lake at Dorothea Quarry in the Nantlle Valley, Gwynedd. |
The woman was treated by a paramedic after surfacing rapidly when it was decided both divers should be flown to private hospital on Wirral. | The woman was treated by a paramedic after surfacing rapidly when it was decided both divers should be flown to private hospital on Wirral. |
More than 20 people have died at the quarry pool since 1994. | More than 20 people have died at the quarry pool since 1994. |
The lake at Dorothea Quarry is up to 300ft (90.9m) deep in places, with a network of flooded tunnels and sheer drops. | The lake at Dorothea Quarry is up to 300ft (90.9m) deep in places, with a network of flooded tunnels and sheer drops. |
It is used as a training location by some amateur divers from across the UK, although there are warnings about its dangers. | |
The divers were flown to hospital by the RAF Sea King helicopter based at Valley on Anglesey. | The divers were flown to hospital by the RAF Sea King helicopter based at Valley on Anglesey. |
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