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Woman dies after Snowdonia fall | Woman dies after Snowdonia fall |
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A woman thought to have been walking alone has died after falling on the mountainside in Snowdonia. | |
A major search was launched after she was reported missing at around 1830 BST on Monday. | A major search was launched after she was reported missing at around 1830 BST on Monday. |
Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue team member Chris Lloyd said she was seen to fall by others on the mountain. | |
Mountain rescue teams, search dogs and an RAF rescue helicopter helped locate her body about three hours after she was reported missing. | |
The woman who died had been walking on Glyder Fawr when she fell down steep crags, Mr Lloyd said. | |
North Wales Police said her body was found at the bottom of Idwal Slabs at about 2045 BST on Monday.. | |
A team of 20 people from the Ogwen Valley mountain rescue team and 10 from RAF Valley mountain rescue team helped in the search. |