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| Aiden Webb: Norwich backpacker died in Vietnam waterfall plunge | Aiden Webb: Norwich backpacker died in Vietnam waterfall plunge |
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| A British backpacker who died climbing Vietnam's highest mountain fell to his death after slipping down a steep waterfall, his family has confirmed. | A British backpacker who died climbing Vietnam's highest mountain fell to his death after slipping down a steep waterfall, his family has confirmed. |
| Aiden Webb, 22, from Norwich, set off to climb the Fansipan mountain alone on 3 June. He called his girlfriend to say he had fallen, injuring himself. His phone stopped working the next morning. | Aiden Webb, 22, from Norwich, set off to climb the Fansipan mountain alone on 3 June. He called his girlfriend to say he had fallen, injuring himself. His phone stopped working the next morning. |
| His body was found on 9 June. | His body was found on 9 June. |
| Post-mortem tests showed he died at about 07:00 on 4 June, after falling 18m (60ft) into a shallow pool. | |
| More news from Norfolk | More news from Norfolk |
| Mr Webb, an experienced climber, had started his ascent of the 3,100m (10,300ft) high mountain at about 06:00 and planned to climb it in a day. | Mr Webb, an experienced climber, had started his ascent of the 3,100m (10,300ft) high mountain at about 06:00 and planned to climb it in a day. |
| He had gone to Vietnam with his girlfriend Bluebell Baughan, 24, of White Notley, Essex, and she was in contact with him by phone from the nearest town of Sapa. | He had gone to Vietnam with his girlfriend Bluebell Baughan, 24, of White Notley, Essex, and she was in contact with him by phone from the nearest town of Sapa. |
| 'Died on impact' | 'Died on impact' |
| Mr Webb told her he had fallen into a ravine having been forced off the main trail by a landslide. | Mr Webb told her he had fallen into a ravine having been forced off the main trail by a landslide. |
| He had cut his arm open on a rock, hurt his knee and lost his way, but was trying to make it back to safety. | He had cut his arm open on a rock, hurt his knee and lost his way, but was trying to make it back to safety. |
| The pair were in contact all night and last spoke at about 06:18 the following morning, 4 June, when Mr Webb agreed his girlfriend should raise the alarm. His phone then stopped working. | The pair were in contact all night and last spoke at about 06:18 the following morning, 4 June, when Mr Webb agreed his girlfriend should raise the alarm. His phone then stopped working. |
| Vietnamese TV said about 150 people were involved in the search for Mr Webb, whose body was eventually found by rangers near Sin Chai village at 12:50 local time (06:50 BST) on 9 June. | Vietnamese TV said about 150 people were involved in the search for Mr Webb, whose body was eventually found by rangers near Sin Chai village at 12:50 local time (06:50 BST) on 9 June. |
| In a message posted on Sunday in both English and Vietnamese on Facebook, by Miss Baughan, the family said: "Aiden's body was found on the 9th of June by a team of seven comprising of Sapa police, military police and local men. | In a message posted on Sunday in both English and Vietnamese on Facebook, by Miss Baughan, the family said: "Aiden's body was found on the 9th of June by a team of seven comprising of Sapa police, military police and local men. |
| "An investigation was made following the recovery of Aiden's body. The findings show that around 7am on the 4th of June Aiden fell down an 18-metre waterfall, he died upon impact with the water of the plunge pool at its base." | "An investigation was made following the recovery of Aiden's body. The findings show that around 7am on the 4th of June Aiden fell down an 18-metre waterfall, he died upon impact with the water of the plunge pool at its base." |
| His parents thanked those involved in the search and confirmed Mr Webb's body had been returned home. | His parents thanked those involved in the search and confirmed Mr Webb's body had been returned home. |