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01/09/2014
Man Dies In Quarry Incident
A man has died following an incident at a disused quarry in Gwynedd.
Two other people are being treated in hospital.
At around 1.15pm on Sunday, North Wales Police received a report that a man had gotten into difficulties at the Dorothea Quarry in the Nantlle Valley area.
The 41-year-old diver, who has not been named, got into difficulty while 40 meters beneath the surface. He was pulled from the water by two other divers. Emergency services arrived at the scene and the man was taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
The two divers who pulled him from the flooded quarry were taken to a specialist unit at Wirral and are undergoing de-compression treatment.
North Wales Police has said they are investigating the incident.
(JP/CD)
Two other people are being treated in hospital.
At around 1.15pm on Sunday, North Wales Police received a report that a man had gotten into difficulties at the Dorothea Quarry in the Nantlle Valley area.
The 41-year-old diver, who has not been named, got into difficulty while 40 meters beneath the surface. He was pulled from the water by two other divers. Emergency services arrived at the scene and the man was taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
The two divers who pulled him from the flooded quarry were taken to a specialist unit at Wirral and are undergoing de-compression treatment.
North Wales Police has said they are investigating the incident.
(JP/CD)
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