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Boy, 11, dies in 200ft peak fall |
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Written by Peter Burgess
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Saturday, 27 October 2007 |
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 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. 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. Thirty members of Llanberis and Ogwen Mountain Rescue Teams were involved in the rescue. Low cloud prevented the helicopter from helping rescuers on the ground. The helicopter was launched when the alarm was raised at 1255 BST but low cloud had prevented it from helping ground-based rescuers.
Hospital staff at Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor had prepared for the boy's arrival, said Gwyn Roberts, chairman of the Llanberis mountain rescue team. Mr Roberts said the boy had been in a difficult-to-reach position and rescuers had been considering using a four-wheel-drive to get to him him. He said that ground rescuers had put him in a stretcher and had traversed him down the mountain. The boy came from a party of walkers containing two families. 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. Crib y Ddysgl is a narrow ridge not far from the 3,560ft (1,085m) summit of Snowdon. Go to the BBC site to see the story there |
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 Cicerone books have just published a new and inspirational book which, as Chris Bonnington states, 'is reflecting an exuberant affection for, and pleasure in, the exploration of the Cumbrian Fells.' The new book is Great Mountain Days in the Lake District and has been written by the Alfred Wainwright devotee Mark Richards. If you would like to receive 15% off the price of this book and free P&P then read on... |
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 Having a brand is the new buzz word and I am afraid that AW has become a brand. Sadly, and I am sure he would hate this, when people mention AW in fellwalking circles, their ears prick up. Of course AW is to be admired, but when people start to abuse this name many years after his death I begin to feel that they might just have lost the plot. Although for anyone unfamiliar to AW, this book might be useful, however to most of us I think that investment in a very large barge pole will be the order. I don't want to slate the company that saved the Wainwright guides but come on Frances Lincoln, let's have some originality if you are going to use the great fellwalker's name to sell a book! |
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