Emergency services in north Wales launched a major rescue operation after a car plunged into a river. The incident took place in Llandrillo, near Corwen, on the afternoon of December 19.
A spokesperson for North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said that two people were extracted from the car and passed over to paramedics. The spokesperson said: "We were called at 12.47pm to a single vehicle stuck in the water."
The fire service sent two appliances - one from Wrexham, and a Water Incident Unit from Bala. The spokesperson continued: "Two people were extracted from the car using water appliance tools, and both were passed over to Welsh Ambulance Service where they conveyed them to hospital."
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The rescue team included crews from North Wales Fire and Rescue Service, the Welsh Ambulance Service and North East Wales Search and Rescue. A NWESAR spokesperson said on Twitter: "Earlier today two NEWSAR team members assisted North Wales Fire and Rescue Service crews and North Wales Police to extract two persons from a car in water in Llandrillo, near Corwen.
"The remainder of the team was stood down while responding, as there were sufficient resources on scene to complete the rescue."
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