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Man in 60s dies in mountain fall | Man in 60s dies in mountain fall |
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A man aged in his 60s has died after falling around 300ft (90m) in Snowdonia. | |
The alert was raised at about 1530 BST on Saturday at Cwm Cneifion, above Cwm Idwal, in the Ogwen Valley. | |
The man was airlifted to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor but did not survive. It is not known if he was alone or was in a group. | The man was airlifted to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor but did not survive. It is not known if he was alone or was in a group. |
North Wales Police have begun an investigation. The man's family have been informed of his death. | North Wales Police have begun an investigation. The man's family have been informed of his death. |
Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team was in the area dealing with another incident when the alarm was raised and called in the rescue helicopter from RAF Valley on Anglesey. | |
Member of the RAF's mountain rescue service, based at Valley, attended the casualty. | |
North Wales Police Sgt Ian Williams said: "Police are currently involved in an incident at Cwm Cneifion in which a man in his 60s has fallen what is believed to be about 300ft, which has resulted in fatal injuries. | |
"His family have been informed." | "His family have been informed." |
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