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| Ben Nevis fall leaves climber dead | Ben Nevis fall leaves climber dead |
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| A man has died after falling on the UK's highest mountain, police have confirmed. | A man has died after falling on the UK's highest mountain, police have confirmed. |
| Northern Constabulary said it received a report at 11:00 of a person falling at Tower Ridge on Ben Nevis. | Northern Constabulary said it received a report at 11:00 of a person falling at Tower Ridge on Ben Nevis. |
| Lochaber Mountain Rescue responded to the call and a helicopter from Prestwick was dispatched. | Lochaber Mountain Rescue responded to the call and a helicopter from Prestwick was dispatched. |
| It is understood the man, who was from England and is thought to have been in his 20s, had been climbing alone when he fell 300ft into a gully below. | It is understood the man, who was from England and is thought to have been in his 20s, had been climbing alone when he fell 300ft into a gully below. |
| The alarm was raised by a group of climbers who were in the area at the time and saw him fall. | The alarm was raised by a group of climbers who were in the area at the time and saw him fall. |
| A spokesman for Northern Constabulary said: "A male climber fell from Tower Ridge into Tower Gully, Ben Nevis. | A spokesman for Northern Constabulary said: "A male climber fell from Tower Ridge into Tower Gully, Ben Nevis. |
| "Lochaber Mountain Rescue were contacted and with the assistance of Royal Navy Search and Rescue the male was rescued from Tower Gully, however, he had sustained fatal injuries. | "Lochaber Mountain Rescue were contacted and with the assistance of Royal Navy Search and Rescue the male was rescued from Tower Gully, however, he had sustained fatal injuries. |
| "He is believed to have fallen a distance of about 100 metres." | "He is believed to have fallen a distance of about 100 metres." |
| Tower Ridge is one of several rocky ridges protruding north west from the summit plateau of the 1,344m (4,409ft) mountain in the Grampians. | Tower Ridge is one of several rocky ridges protruding north west from the summit plateau of the 1,344m (4,409ft) mountain in the Grampians. |
| Meanwhile, emergency services were called to hills near Roybridge, north of Fort William, on Saturday evening after reports that two walkers had got lost in bad weather. | |
| The incidents come exactly a week after four climbers lost their lives in an avalanche in Glencoe, also in the Scottish Highlands. |