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injured climber with suspected broken ankle Snowdonia
Dolmen Buttress, Glyder Fach, Snowdonia
A climber in his 60s suffered a suspected broken ankle when a boulder fell on his leg while ascending Dolmen Buttress on Glyder Fach in Snowdonia. He crawled for two hours on his hands and knees to the summit with assistance, then was stretchered down and evacuated by helicopter to hospital.
Outcome: evacuated by helicopter to Ysbyty Gwynedd Bangor for treatment
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