Diver rescued from disused Dorothea Quarry in Snowdonia
Posted: July 26, 2012 Filed under: Accidents & Incidents, Anglesey / RAF Valley & Mona Airports, Military News | Tags: 22 Squadron, Anglesey, Helicopter, RAF Valley, SAR, Sea King, Search & Rescue, Snowdonia Leave a comment »
There have been more than 20 fatal accidents at the flooded Dorothea quarry since 1990
A diver has been airlifted to a decompression chamber after surfacing from a 300ft (91m) deep pool at a disused quarry in Snowdonia.
The 24-year-old man was at the the flooded Dorothea Quarry in the Nantlle Valley, a popular diving site.
He was taken by an RAF Sea King helicopter to a private Wirral hospital which has a decompression chamber.
It is understood the diver is suffering from decompression sickness, also known as the bends.
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