Man severely injured tombstoning from wrong spot
Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue teamA man was airlifted to hospital with severe injuries after tombstoning from the wrong location after last jumping from the same spot 10 years ago.
Two men from the Midlands travelled to Eryri National Park, also known as Snowdonia, on Sunday to jump from a rock face into a lake after last doing it a decade ago, Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team said.
They climbed a cliff face at Nant Gwynant to search for the "launch point" which was about 25m (80ft) above the water.
The first man leapt from the wrong location and hit a rock ledge as he plummeted feet first, causing severe injuries to his legs, before he landed in the water.
The rescue team said two canoeists were nearby and saw him face down and unconscious in the water.
They raced to rescue him and got him to shore before calling North Wales Police, who informed the fire service's water rescue team, North Wales Air Ambulance, The Coastguard and Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team at about 13:50 BST.
Llanberis contacted Ogwen to support with water rescue equipment and inflatable rescue rafts before the casualty was flown to a hospital in Stoke-on-Trent
Rescuers also set up a rope system to get the second man to safety.
