Search update on overdue helicopter


An extensive search centered around the Irish Sea and Snowdonia area has been carried out by the two UK Coastguard search and rescue helicopters based at Caernarfon and St Athan this evening.

Due to low lying cloud, visibility has been extremely poor and has hampered the search efforts.  The helicopters have now returned to their respective bases and there are no plans at this stage to continue the aerial search unless the weather improves significantly.  

North Wales Police have taken over the search operation and have called in Mountain Rescue Teams to continue the land based search in the Snowdonia area.


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