This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/7877119.stm
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Third man found dead on Snowdon | Third man found dead on Snowdon |
| (about 6 hours later) | |
| A man's body has been discovered at the same location on Snowdon, north Wales, where two brothers were killed. | |
| Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team was helping two men who had fallen from Clogwyn Coch when the body was found. | Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team was helping two men who had fallen from Clogwyn Coch when the body was found. |
| The dead man was not a member of their climbing party and it is unclear how long his body had been there. | The dead man was not a member of their climbing party and it is unclear how long his body had been there. |
| Christopher McCallion, 29, from Bristol, and brother James, 35, of Weston-Super-Mare, were found dead near the notorious blackspot on Monday. | Christopher McCallion, 29, from Bristol, and brother James, 35, of Weston-Super-Mare, were found dead near the notorious blackspot on Monday. |
| The rescue team's secretary Ian Henderson said he had no information as to the identity of the dead man. | The rescue team's secretary Ian Henderson said he had no information as to the identity of the dead man. |
| "The emphasis at the moment is on the rescue and recovery of the living," he said on Saturday evening. | "The emphasis at the moment is on the rescue and recovery of the living," he said on Saturday evening. |
| One man who was part of a four-strong walking party had been airlifted to hospital by RAF helicopter, having sustained multiple injuries when he slipped from the Llanberis path and plunged 660ft (200m) down the cliff. | One man who was part of a four-strong walking party had been airlifted to hospital by RAF helicopter, having sustained multiple injuries when he slipped from the Llanberis path and plunged 660ft (200m) down the cliff. |
| Safety kit | Safety kit |
| A second man had gone over the ledge but managed to break his fall and was stuck on a ledge, Mr Henderson said. | A second man had gone over the ledge but managed to break his fall and was stuck on a ledge, Mr Henderson said. |
| He added that he did not think they had been equipped with ice axes or crampons. | He added that he did not think they had been equipped with ice axes or crampons. |
| Teams from the neighbouring Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation were also called out to help a woman with a broken ankle at Cwm Idwal and a man with head injuries at Tryfan during Saturday. | Teams from the neighbouring Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation were also called out to help a woman with a broken ankle at Cwm Idwal and a man with head injuries at Tryfan during Saturday. |
| Rescue volunteers have become increasingly frustrated that their warnings about being properly prepared for the severe weather conditions are not being heeded. | Rescue volunteers have become increasingly frustrated that their warnings about being properly prepared for the severe weather conditions are not being heeded. |
| Mr Henderson said: "We would reinforce ours safety message that if you're going onto the mountains in north Wales at the moment, you must be fully competent in winter conditions. | Mr Henderson said: "We would reinforce ours safety message that if you're going onto the mountains in north Wales at the moment, you must be fully competent in winter conditions. |
| "You must be carrying appropriate kit, be competent navigators and know how to use a compass, an ice axe and crampons." | "You must be carrying appropriate kit, be competent navigators and know how to use a compass, an ice axe and crampons." |