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Missing North Stack climbers: two bodies in sea 'roped together' Missing North Stack climbers: bodies in sea 'roped together'
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Investigations continue into the deaths of two men found in the sea by search crews looking for a pair of missing climbers on the coast of Anglesey. Investigations are continuing into the deaths of two climbers whose bodies were found in the sea by search crews on the coast of Anglesey.
A 48-year-old man from Sussex and a 21-year-old from Hampshire were reported missing by fellow climbers near North Stack near Holyhead on Saturday night. Inquests have been opened and adjourned on Vaughan Richard Holme, 48, of Horsham, Sussex, and Jack Hutton-Potts, 23, of Petersfield, Hampshire.
A search involving rescue helicopters and lifeboat crews ended when the bodies were found in the water. They were reported missing on Saturday night. People close to the scene said the bodies were roped together.
People close to the scene said the bodies were roped together. A search ended when the bodies were found in water near North Stack.
The alarm was raised just after 22:00 BST on Saturday when the climbers failed to meet friends. The alarm was raised just after 22:00 BST on Saturday when the climbers failed to meet friends. Search crews worked through until 01:00 BST on Sunday, but only found two rucksacks.
Search crews worked through until 01:00 BST on Sunday, but only found two rucksacks. The search resumed at 04:30 BST on Sunday and, as the tide was going out, the bodies of two men were spotted by a search and rescue helicopter from RAF Valley on Anglesey.
The search resumed at 04:30 BST yesterday and, as the tide was going out, the bodies of two men were spotted by a search and rescue helicopter from RAF Valley on Anglesey.
They were in the sea close to where the men had been climbing and they were roped together as they would have been if they had been climbing together.They were in the sea close to where the men had been climbing and they were roped together as they would have been if they had been climbing together.
The cliffs at Gogarth Bay are popular with climbers.The cliffs at Gogarth Bay are popular with climbers.
One climbing website says the climbs are adventurous and serious, and suited to competent and serious climbers.One climbing website says the climbs are adventurous and serious, and suited to competent and serious climbers.
It says many of the routes are affected by the tide and there are often loose rocks.It says many of the routes are affected by the tide and there are often loose rocks.
The weather conditions were described as "challenging" by one rescuer who said there was a strong wind blowing towards the shore, and the sea was quite rough throughout Saturday and into Sunday morning.The weather conditions were described as "challenging" by one rescuer who said there was a strong wind blowing towards the shore, and the sea was quite rough throughout Saturday and into Sunday morning.
Three lifeboat crews took part in the search around both North and South Stack before two bodies were recovered by the RNLI crew from Trearddur Bay lifeboat.Three lifeboat crews took part in the search around both North and South Stack before two bodies were recovered by the RNLI crew from Trearddur Bay lifeboat.
North Wales Police said they were working with colleagues in other areas to confirm the identities of the men. North west Wales coroner Dewi Pritchard-Jones adjourned an inquest at Caernarfon until a date to be fixed.
The coroner for North West Wales will be formally told about the deaths today.