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| Mountain rescues prompt new plea | Mountain rescues prompt new plea |
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| Walkers have again been urged to stay away from dangerous mountain areas after another death and six rescue calls in one day on Snowdon. | Walkers have again been urged to stay away from dangerous mountain areas after another death and six rescue calls in one day on Snowdon. |
| North Wales Police and rescuers say only the experienced and properly equipped should tackle mountains during the current weather. | North Wales Police and rescuers say only the experienced and properly equipped should tackle mountains during the current weather. |
| A man of 27 from the Shrewsbury area was found dead on Snowdon on Saturday. His name has not yet been released. | A man of 27 from the Shrewsbury area was found dead on Snowdon on Saturday. His name has not yet been released. |
| He was discovered at the spot where two brothers' bodies were found on Monday. | He was discovered at the spot where two brothers' bodies were found on Monday. |
| The latest death was discovered as as Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team was helping two men who had fallen from Clogwyn Coch. | The latest death was discovered as as Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team was helping two men who had fallen from Clogwyn Coch. |
| 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. |
| He was found five days after the discovery of the bodies of Christopher McCallion, 29, from Bristol, and brother James, 35, of Weston-Super-Mare. | He was found five days after the discovery of the bodies of Christopher McCallion, 29, from Bristol, and brother James, 35, of Weston-Super-Mare. |
| Saturday's Snowdon rescues included: | |
| • Two men from a party of four fell while walking down the mountain, leaving one stranded on a cliff ledge and the other seriously injured. Another man and a woman were stranded and all were flown to safety by an RAF helicopter | |
| • In the nearby Glydir Fach mountain range, a man fell while going down and suffered head injuries. He was walked down by rescuers and transferred to hospital | |
| • A woman fell and suffered an ankle injury before being walked down the mountain and treated. | |
| Police and rescuers advised "only experienced climbers and walkers with axes and crampons, and knowledge of their correct use, to contemplate scaling mountain ranges in the current weather conditions". | Police and rescuers advised "only experienced climbers and walkers with axes and crampons, and knowledge of their correct use, to contemplate scaling mountain ranges in the current weather conditions". |
| They also urged walkers to arrange with friends and family to ensure that if they were missing for any period, police and rescuers should be informed as soon as possible. | They also urged walkers to arrange with friends and family to ensure that if they were missing for any period, police and rescuers should be informed as soon as possible. |
| Walkers were also asked to carry a mobile phone, to tell others the route they plan to take and the vehicles they would use. |
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