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AN ELDERLY woman was rescued and taken to hospital after falling down a bank in Connah's Quay.
North East Wales Search and Rescue (NEWSAR) confirmed a call was received at about 8.15pm on Saturday evening reporting that a casualty had fallen down a steep bank at Wepre Woods and sustained injuries which prevented them from getting out.
A search and rescue team spokesman said: "We stretchered them to our vehicle and then to an ambulance. We wish the casualty a speedy recovery."
The Welsh Ambulance Service told the Leader the patient, an elderly woman, was then conveyed to the Countess of Chester Hospital.
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