07/08/2008
Other News In Brief
Man Dies At Beauty Spot
A young man has died after falling from cliffs at an Aberystwyth beauty spot, police say. It is thought that the 26-year-old fell from Constitution Hill on Wednesday afternoon. Dyfed-Powys Police said the man was already dead when rescuers recovered him. His body was taken to the town's Bronglais Hospital. A lifeboat crew and RAF helicopter took part in the rescue operation, which centred on the 435 foot (132m) cliffs.
Anyone with information is asked to call police in Aberystwyth on 0845 330 2000.
Man Rescued From Trench
Up to 50 firefighters have rescued a man who was stuck up to his waist in clay in a 12ft trench for almost five hours. Emergency services were dispatched to Grange Farm in Shaw, near Newbury, at around 3.30pm on Wednesday. Fire crews shored up the trench to stop it collapsing while they tried to free the 44-year-old labourer, who was given oxygen. Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service's Urban Rescue Team also assisted in the rescue operation. It is understood the man's feet had become trapped around a pipe. Brian Morgan, from Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "We could not detect the pipe under the soil – being made of clay it was a similar composition to the soil. It took up some time to clear his fee from around [the pipe]," he said.
(DS/JM)
A young man has died after falling from cliffs at an Aberystwyth beauty spot, police say. It is thought that the 26-year-old fell from Constitution Hill on Wednesday afternoon. Dyfed-Powys Police said the man was already dead when rescuers recovered him. His body was taken to the town's Bronglais Hospital. A lifeboat crew and RAF helicopter took part in the rescue operation, which centred on the 435 foot (132m) cliffs.
Anyone with information is asked to call police in Aberystwyth on 0845 330 2000.
Man Rescued From Trench
Up to 50 firefighters have rescued a man who was stuck up to his waist in clay in a 12ft trench for almost five hours. Emergency services were dispatched to Grange Farm in Shaw, near Newbury, at around 3.30pm on Wednesday. Fire crews shored up the trench to stop it collapsing while they tried to free the 44-year-old labourer, who was given oxygen. Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service's Urban Rescue Team also assisted in the rescue operation. It is understood the man's feet had become trapped around a pipe. Brian Morgan, from Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "We could not detect the pipe under the soil – being made of clay it was a similar composition to the soil. It took up some time to clear his fee from around [the pipe]," he said.
(DS/JM)
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Climber Dies On Isle Of Skye
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PM Meets Riverdance Rescuers
On the way to make his first visit to Wales as Prime Minister - and to attend Welsh Labour's spring conference - Gordon Brown has made a whistle-stop visit to RAF Valley on Anglesey. The lunchtime arrival was arranged so that he could meet the personnel involved in the rescue of the Riverdance freight ship, which ran aground near Blackpool.
PM Meets Riverdance Rescuers
On the way to make his first visit to Wales as Prime Minister - and to attend Welsh Labour's spring conference - Gordon Brown has made a whistle-stop visit to RAF Valley on Anglesey. The lunchtime arrival was arranged so that he could meet the personnel involved in the rescue of the Riverdance freight ship, which ran aground near Blackpool.
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Son's rescue bid fails in Spanish climbing tragedy
Three British men died during a climbing expedition in Spain's Sierra Nevada Mountains, despite the attempts of one of the group to go for help. Stephen Riddiough was reported to have woken on Sunday to find the other members of the party - his father Colin, Paul Dick, both from Saltburn, and John Plews from Redcar - unconscious.
Son's rescue bid fails in Spanish climbing tragedy
Three British men died during a climbing expedition in Spain's Sierra Nevada Mountains, despite the attempts of one of the group to go for help. Stephen Riddiough was reported to have woken on Sunday to find the other members of the party - his father Colin, Paul Dick, both from Saltburn, and John Plews from Redcar - unconscious.
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