TWO WOMEN were struck by lightning on the summit of Mount Snowdon.
Llanberis Mountain Rescue team was called today by North Wales Police to a the incident which occurred at the summit of Yr Wyddfa.
They had been struck by lightning and one of the females was falling in and out of consciousness, with blood down one side of the face, rescuers said.
She suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to hospital.
Another woman was also airlifted to hospital with minor injuries due to the lightning strike.
A Llanberis Mountain Rescue team spokesperson said: "The team was called to our base at Nant Peris, and a request for the assistance of the Coast Guard rescue helicopter was made.
"Some members were deployed on foot and by train, where others were flown up by Rescue 936 to Clogwyn station.
"At the summit, two females were treated for the effects of a lightning strike. One with minor injuries and the other more serious.
"Both were evacuated back down the mountain to Clogwyn station by the team, where they were flown to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor by Rescue 936."
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