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15/04/2005
Pensioner found in ‘critical condition’
A 71-year-old man reported missing while on holiday in Wales has been found by Coastguards in a ‘critical condition’.
Milford Haven Coastguard mounted a search around 9:30pm last night around the Constitution Hill area in Aberystwyth in Wales after being contacted by Dyfed Powys police.
The man was found among rocks at the base of a cliff at Constitution Hill. He was described as being in a “very serious condition” and barely conscious.
The man was rushed to Bronclais Hospital in Aberystwyth.
The search involved Coastguard rescue teams from Aberystwyth and Borth, an RNLI inshore lifeboat and police units. A rescue helicopter from RAF Chivenor was also on the scene during the night, searching the area with a forward-looking infrared camera.
(KMcA/GB)
Milford Haven Coastguard mounted a search around 9:30pm last night around the Constitution Hill area in Aberystwyth in Wales after being contacted by Dyfed Powys police.
The man was found among rocks at the base of a cliff at Constitution Hill. He was described as being in a “very serious condition” and barely conscious.
The man was rushed to Bronclais Hospital in Aberystwyth.
The search involved Coastguard rescue teams from Aberystwyth and Borth, an RNLI inshore lifeboat and police units. A rescue helicopter from RAF Chivenor was also on the scene during the night, searching the area with a forward-looking infrared camera.
(KMcA/GB)
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Coastguards searching for a missing canoeist have found a kayak, it has been reported. Elizabeth Ashbee, 53, from Shrewsbury, went missing off the coast of Anglesey in north Wales on Sunday afternoon. She was last seen heading through rocks at Ynys Feurig, or Starvation Island, close to Rhosneigr, around 2:30pm on Sunday.
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Search for Fife teenager resumes
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Search for Fife teenager resumes
The search for a teenager missing after he fell off a pier in Fife while fishing resumed today at 7.30 am. Forth Coastguard said the 16-year-old was with a friend in Newburgh, Fife, when he slipped and plunged into the Firth of Tay.
11 March 2009
Bronson 'Addresses' Audience At Movie Premier
One of Britain's most notorious prisoners, Charles Bronson, is to make a plea for freedom just hours after making a controversial message at the premier of a film detailing his life.
Bronson 'Addresses' Audience At Movie Premier
One of Britain's most notorious prisoners, Charles Bronson, is to make a plea for freedom just hours after making a controversial message at the premier of a film detailing his life.
16 June 2004
Fire at BT exchange disrupts phone services
Up to 25,000 BT customers have had their services disrupted after a fire broke in a telephone exchange in Scotland last night. The fire at the facility on Mansfield Road, Musselburgh, mostly affected customers around Musselburgh, Longniddry and Gullane where landlines and some mobile phones are out of operation – including 999 services.
Fire at BT exchange disrupts phone services
Up to 25,000 BT customers have had their services disrupted after a fire broke in a telephone exchange in Scotland last night. The fire at the facility on Mansfield Road, Musselburgh, mostly affected customers around Musselburgh, Longniddry and Gullane where landlines and some mobile phones are out of operation – including 999 services.
27 August 2013
Search For Missing Man Continues In Wales
A search for a missing 27-year-old man is continuing. He was last seen entering a lake in Ceredigion in Wales. It is understood that the man was with family while visiting Llyn Syfydrin, east of Aberystwyth. The alarm was raised at around 4pm on Monday (26 August) after he was spotted entering the water.
Search For Missing Man Continues In Wales
A search for a missing 27-year-old man is continuing. He was last seen entering a lake in Ceredigion in Wales. It is understood that the man was with family while visiting Llyn Syfydrin, east of Aberystwyth. The alarm was raised at around 4pm on Monday (26 August) after he was spotted entering the water.
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