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Man dies after 'considerable' fall on Tryfan in Snowdonia | Man dies after 'considerable' fall on Tryfan in Snowdonia |
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A man has died after a falling a "considerable" distance while walking on Tryfan mountain in Snowdonia. | A man has died after a falling a "considerable" distance while walking on Tryfan mountain in Snowdonia. |
The man, believed to be from Exeter and in his early 60s, fell in the North Gully, said North Wales Police who were alerted on Sunday. | The man, believed to be from Exeter and in his early 60s, fell in the North Gully, said North Wales Police who were alerted on Sunday. |
He had been climbing with his daughter. The man was airlifted to hospital where he was declared dead. | He had been climbing with his daughter. The man was airlifted to hospital where he was declared dead. |
"Our thoughts are with his family and friends," said PC Gethin Jones of North Wales Police. | "Our thoughts are with his family and friends," said PC Gethin Jones of North Wales Police. |
More on the climber killed in the Snowdonia fall, and other news | |
Chris Lloyd of Ogwen Valley mountain rescue team said the pair had been walking in the area over the weekend when they took a wrong path down the mountain. | Chris Lloyd of Ogwen Valley mountain rescue team said the pair had been walking in the area over the weekend when they took a wrong path down the mountain. |
"It's very easy to take the wrong turning," he said. | "It's very easy to take the wrong turning," he said. |
"They realised it was steeper than they wanted and turned round when he slipped and fell." | "They realised it was steeper than they wanted and turned round when he slipped and fell." |
A nearby rock climber raised the alarm and the rescue team called a Coastguard helicopter to take the man to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor while they guided his "distraught" daughter, aged in her 20s, down the mountain. | A nearby rock climber raised the alarm and the rescue team called a Coastguard helicopter to take the man to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor while they guided his "distraught" daughter, aged in her 20s, down the mountain. |
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