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Boy, 11, dies in 200ft peak fall Boy, 11, dies in 200ft peak fall
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An 11-year-old boy has died after falling 200ft (60m) while walking with his family on Snowdon.An 11-year-old boy has died after falling 200ft (60m) while walking with his family on Snowdon.
He suffered severe head injuries after falling close to the summit of Crib y Ddysgl ridge, about 3,000ft (900m) up.He suffered severe head injuries after falling close to the summit of Crib y Ddysgl ridge, about 3,000ft (900m) up.
Bad weather and poor visibility had made it difficult for an RAF helicopter to reach him on the mountain.Bad weather and poor visibility had made it difficult for an RAF helicopter to reach him on the mountain.
Rescue teams reached the boy, who was from the Liverpool area, and slowly carried him down to an area where the helicopter could land.Rescue teams reached the boy, who was from the Liverpool area, and slowly carried him down to an area where the helicopter could land.
He was airlifted to hospital in Bangor at dusk, but North Wales Police later confirmed he had died.He was airlifted to hospital in Bangor at dusk, but North Wales Police later confirmed he had died.
A police spokeswoman said details would be passed to the coroner.A police spokeswoman said details would be passed to the coroner.
Rescuers said visibility on parts of the mountain was very poor, and praised the skill of the helicopter crew, which is based at Valley on Anglesey.Rescuers said visibility on parts of the mountain was very poor, and praised the skill of the helicopter crew, which is based at Valley on Anglesey.
Thirty members of Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team were involved in the rescue.Thirty members of Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team were involved in the rescue.
Low cloud prevented the helicopter from helping rescuers on the ground Low cloud prevented the helicopter from helping rescuers on foot
The helicopter was launched when the alarm was raised at 1255 BST but low cloud had prevented it from helping ground-based rescuers.The helicopter was launched when the alarm was raised at 1255 BST but low cloud had prevented it from helping ground-based rescuers.
Gwyn Roberts, chairman of the Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team, said the boy had been in a difficult-to-reach position. Gwyn Roberts, chairman of the Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team, said it had been difficult to reach the child.
Ground rescuers put him in a stretcher and traversed him down the mountain. He had been in a party of walker made up of two families.
The boy came from a party of walkers containing two families.
One of the adults in the party is the boy's father.One of the adults in the party is the boy's father.
It is understood there were two adults and two children walking there when the incident happened.It is understood there were two adults and two children walking there when the incident happened.
Crib y Ddysgl is a narrow ridge not far from the 3,560ft (1,085m) summit of Snowdon.Crib y Ddysgl is a narrow ridge not far from the 3,560ft (1,085m) summit of Snowdon.