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| Wales storms: Inquiry into body in Bethesda stream continues | Wales storms: Inquiry into body in Bethesda stream continues |
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| Investigations are continuing into the death of a woman whose body was recovered from a fast-flowing stream during stormy weather in Gwynedd. | Investigations are continuing into the death of a woman whose body was recovered from a fast-flowing stream during stormy weather in Gwynedd. |
| Police and rescue teams were called to Nant Ffrancon near Bethesda at 15:37 GMT on Monday following heavy rain. | |
| It is thought the woman had left her house to check a water supply but her body was later found after the alarm was raised. | It is thought the woman had left her house to check a water supply but her body was later found after the alarm was raised. |
| North Wales Police say the death is not being treated as suspicious. | North Wales Police say the death is not being treated as suspicious. |
| Paul Smith, spokesman for the Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team which attended the scene, told BBC Wales: "It seems the woman had gone out to check the water supply to her house." | Paul Smith, spokesman for the Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team which attended the scene, told BBC Wales: "It seems the woman had gone out to check the water supply to her house." |
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| "A little while later her partner noticed she had gone and raised the alarm. | "A little while later her partner noticed she had gone and raised the alarm. |
| "The place she was found is just 50 metres from her house. It's a small stream that runs off the mountain - about half a metre wide and three quarters of a metre deep - but it was in full flow. | "The place she was found is just 50 metres from her house. It's a small stream that runs off the mountain - about half a metre wide and three quarters of a metre deep - but it was in full flow. |
| "All the emergency services attended. The Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation was called because of the off-road location and because we have specialist expertise in swift water rescue. | "All the emergency services attended. The Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation was called because of the off-road location and because we have specialist expertise in swift water rescue. |
| "In the event, we were stood down fairly quickly because the other emergency services were able to deal with the incident." | "In the event, we were stood down fairly quickly because the other emergency services were able to deal with the incident." |
| The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. | The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. |
| North Wales Police were unable to confirm any details of the circumstances. | North Wales Police were unable to confirm any details of the circumstances. |
| The storm across Wales has brought fallen trees and blocked roads, property damage and cancelled trains and ferries, with 87mph winds recorded in Conwy. | The storm across Wales has brought fallen trees and blocked roads, property damage and cancelled trains and ferries, with 87mph winds recorded in Conwy. |
| Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said the public needed to be prepared for possible flooding, and have urged people to remain vigilant. | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said the public needed to be prepared for possible flooding, and have urged people to remain vigilant. |
| North Wales Fire and Rescue said they had a quiet night although colleagues in south and west Wales were called to flooding incidents. | North Wales Fire and Rescue said they had a quiet night although colleagues in south and west Wales were called to flooding incidents. |