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| Ben Nevis death: climber identified by police | Ben Nevis death: climber identified by police |
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| A climber who was killed in a fall on the UK's highest mountain on Saturday has been formally identified. | A climber who was killed in a fall on the UK's highest mountain on Saturday has been formally identified. |
| Northern Constabulary said the man was 22-year-old Ben St Joseph from Essex. | Northern Constabulary said the man was 22-year-old Ben St Joseph from Essex. |
| It is understood he had been climbing alone on Ben Nevis when he fell about 100 metres (330ft) from Tower Ridge into a gully below. | It is understood he had been climbing alone on Ben Nevis when he fell about 100 metres (330ft) from Tower Ridge into a gully below. |
| The alarm was raised at 11:00 on Saturday by a group of climbers who were in the area at the time and saw him fall. | The alarm was raised at 11:00 on Saturday by a group of climbers who were in the area at the time and saw him fall. |
| A report on the incident is being submitted to the procurator fiscal. | A report on the incident is being submitted to the procurator fiscal. |
| Tower Ridge is one of several rocky ridges protruding north west from the summit plateau of the 1,344m (4,409ft) mountain. |