Porth Ysgo rescue: Two people rescued from disused mine shaft
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Two casualties were rescued from the shaft, with one being seriously injured
Two people were rescued from a disused mine shaft after falling down it and becoming trapped.
One person was airlifted to hospital after suffering "serious injuries" in the fall down the unused mine shaft in Porth Ysgo, on the LlÅ·n Peninsula.
The North Wales Cave Rescue Team was flown in on Sunday afternoon to help the Aberglaslyn Mountain Rescue Team evacuate the two casualties.
They were joined by coastguard rescue teams and the Welsh Ambulance.
The seriously injured person was airlifted to Ysbyty Gwynedd by the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service - EMRTS Wales (Wales Air Ambulance).
Aberdaron, Abersoch and Criccieth Coastguard Rescue Teams and the North Wales Cave Rescue Organisation were involved
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- Published8 August 2021
