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Man dies after mountain race fall | Man dies after mountain race fall |
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Mountain rescuers in Snowdonia say a man has died after falling while competing in a 1,000-metre peaks race. | Mountain rescuers in Snowdonia say a man has died after falling while competing in a 1,000-metre peaks race. |
The 35-year-old man fell 150 metres (500 feet) after becoming lost during the event, after apparently running into unexpected low cloud. | |
Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation said the fall happened on Carnedd Llewelyn, just above the Ffynnon Llugwy Reservoir. | |
An air ambulance and a rescue helicopter were launched. | |
Rescue team spokesman, Chris Lloyd, said the alert was raised shortly before 1100 GMT and initially suggested the casualty was a woman, who had had a suspected heart attack. | |
He said that shortly after the rescue team was mobilised, another call came in to say the alert was for a man. | |
'Very big change' | |
He added that neither ambulance staff nor the air ambulance could reach the man because he was on steep ground. | |
Carnedd Llewelyn has a summit at 1,062m (3,484 ft) and is Wales' third highest peak. | |
The rescue helicopter from RAF Valley lowered its winchman to the scene, who attempted to use a defibrilator. | |
The casualty was flown to Ysyty Gwynedd in Bangor, where he was pronounced dead. | |
Mr Lloyd said the mountain weather forecast did not include predictions of low cloud. | |
He said: "There was a very big change. They would have started in a beautiful sunny, clear, blue sky but would rapidly have climbed up into heavy cloud and would have relied on good navigation to find their way. | |
"It's very sad to see a fellow mountain enthusiast coming to such a sad end." |