Woman hurt in river fall

A woman was seriously injured when she fell 30ft off a bridge into a stream in Llangollen. The woman, 21, suffered serious head injuries when she landed in just a few inches of water in the incident in the early hours of yesterday.

A 21-year-old man, who also fell, fractured his arm in the fall.

The two were found unconscious below the bridge, which is close to the Star public house near the A5. They had fallen in a stream which runs into the River Dee.

Police said the incident happened shortly after midnight yesterday. Inspector Tony Latham said the emergency services were called to a report of a male and a female having fallen over the side wall of a bridge on Queens Street, Llangollen.

He said that both were taken to hospital and were receiving treatment.

"One has sustained serious injuries," he said.

A spokesman for Welsh Ambulance said two ambulances went to the scene.

He said: "A 21-year-old female was unconscious and in a serious condition.

"The male had a fractured arm. We took them both to the Wrexham Maelor Hospital."

The police are not treating the matter as suspicious, but Inspector Latham said: "We are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the incident to telephone the Force Control room 0845 607 1002 (English line) quoting incident reference L085020."