Woman rescued from old mine at Snailbeach

Fifty-one volunteers from Midland Cave Rescue, police and ambulance crews rescued a caver who had become trapped in a disused lead mine at Snailbeach in Shropshire in a six-hour operation, the Shropshire Star reports. The newspaper also links to an audio report of the rescue by a local radio station.

The woman, who was brought to the surface at 3.30 this morning, had suffered an epileptic fit and fallen.

You can discover more about Snailbeach Lead Mine on a website maintained by the Shropshire Mines Trust.