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| Llanberis swim deaths victims named | Llanberis swim deaths victims named |
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| Two men who died while swimming near a waterfall have been named as a police investigation into the incident continues. | Two men who died while swimming near a waterfall have been named as a police investigation into the incident continues. |
| Steffan Roberts Vernon, 33, from Caernarfon, and Alexander Hadley, 21, from Dinorwig, died at a beauty spot at Llanberis, Gwynedd, on Sunday. | |
| Police believe the men got into difficulty while swimming in the "extremely cold" water. | Police believe the men got into difficulty while swimming in the "extremely cold" water. |
| Two others, aged 27 and 25, were treated in hospital and later released. | Two others, aged 27 and 25, were treated in hospital and later released. |
| Supt Alex Goss said the men had gone into the water to cool off. | Supt Alex Goss said the men had gone into the water to cool off. |
| "We firmly believe that the persons walking up towards the waterfall entered the water to cool off as it was a very hot day and morning, and they had been walking for a short time," he told BBC Radio Wales. | "We firmly believe that the persons walking up towards the waterfall entered the water to cool off as it was a very hot day and morning, and they had been walking for a short time," he told BBC Radio Wales. |
| The coroner for north west Wales has launched an investigation into their deaths and an inquest will be opened at a later date. | The coroner for north west Wales has launched an investigation into their deaths and an inquest will be opened at a later date. |