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Glencoe: Fourth victim named as Rachel Majumdar of Merseyside | Glencoe: Fourth victim named as Rachel Majumdar of Merseyside |
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A climber who died along with three friends in an avalanche in the Scottish Highlands has been named as Dr Rachel Majumdar from Merseyside. | A climber who died along with three friends in an avalanche in the Scottish Highlands has been named as Dr Rachel Majumdar from Merseyside. |
Christopher Bell, from Blackburn, Una Finnegan from County Londonderry and Tom Chesters, from Sidmouth in Devon, also died in Saturday's incident. | Christopher Bell, from Blackburn, Una Finnegan from County Londonderry and Tom Chesters, from Sidmouth in Devon, also died in Saturday's incident. |
A 24-year-old woman, who remains critical in hospital, and a sixth climber, a man, survived. | |
They had been descending a mountain in Glencoe. | They had been descending a mountain in Glencoe. |
The group were caught up in the avalanche on Bidean Nam Bian at about 14:00 GMT. | The group were caught up in the avalanche on Bidean Nam Bian at about 14:00 GMT. |
It is thought the five of them were carried down the mountain when the slope they were on broke away. | It is thought the five of them were carried down the mountain when the slope they were on broke away. |
The sixth member survived by leaping from the collapsing snow and hammering an ice axe into the ground. | The sixth member survived by leaping from the collapsing snow and hammering an ice axe into the ground. |
Dr Majumdar, 29, was a doctor working at Harrogate District Hospital. | Dr Majumdar, 29, was a doctor working at Harrogate District Hospital. |
She was originally from Merseyside and had recently been living in Leeds. | She was originally from Merseyside and had recently been living in Leeds. |
'Competitive character' | |
Dr Finnegan, 25, was a junior doctor living in Edinburgh. | Dr Finnegan, 25, was a junior doctor living in Edinburgh. |
Mr Chesters, 28, was a PhD student at Hull University and was living in Leeds. | Mr Chesters, 28, was a PhD student at Hull University and was living in Leeds. |
Mr Bell, 24, from Balderstone near Blackburn in Lancashire, was studying for a PHD in Ocean Mapping in Oban. | Mr Bell, 24, from Balderstone near Blackburn in Lancashire, was studying for a PHD in Ocean Mapping in Oban. |
His father Simon Bell said: "He was a true inspiration to everyone who knew him and he certainly inspired us." | |
Staff at the University of the Highlands and Islands said they were saddened by the death of one of their students. | |
In a statement, they said: "Our thoughts are with his friends and family, as well as with our colleagues at Scottish Association for Marine Science UHI." | |
Friend Ben Thompson said Mr Bell was one of the top amateurs in off-road triathlon and mountain biking in Scotland. | |
A former team-mate of the 24-year-old, Mr Thompson said: "He was certainly a competitive character but didn't have an aggressive character. | |
"He believed we were all in it together." | |
Mr Bell recently ranked within the top 15 at the Celtman Extreme Scottish Triathlon, an endurance event that attracts entrants from throughout Britain and Europe. |