Woman rescued from waterfall in six-hour ordeal near Oswestry
Emergency crews have been praised for their bravery after a woman fell and broke her ankle at a remote waterfall - waiting for six hours until a rescue helicopter arrived.
The walker injured herself at about 1pm at Pistyll Rhaeadr, Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant, on Saturday.
Calls were made to the emergency services, however the woman faced a six-hour wait on part of the waterfall, until a Sea King helicopter was deployed to take her away to hospital.
Walkers and local volunteers helped the woman, who could be heard screaming from far away.
Phil Facey, who runs the tea rooms at the waterfall, praised the bravery of the emergency crews.
He said: "I want to praise the rescue teams, they did some amazing work in really bad weather conditions.
"The woman could be heard screaming from a long way away and was in some pain for a long time.
"The emergency services got up there and then the helicopter took her away when it arrived.
"It took some skill and manoeuvring to get the helicopter into the valley to be able to take her away.
"They showed great bravery to take the women away, and it just shows what fantastic services we have available to us.
"If they hadn't of acted like they did, we could be looking at a fatality."
A spokesperson for the Welsh Ambulance Service said: "We were called at approximately 1.55pm on Saturday afternoon to reports a walker was injured near Pistyll Rhaeadr, Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant.
"We sent a crew in an emergency ambulance and a Community First Responder to the scene."
Conditions were difficult for the emergency services as the daylight began to fade at the end of the rescue operation.
Mr Facey issued a warning to walkers to take care when they climb the waterfall at this time of the year.
He said: "Make sure you have all the gear you needed.
"If you do break an ankle you only have a limited time up there, so people need to take care."
