Body found in hunt for missing Snowdon hiker
The body of a young hill walker has been found on Tuesday following a search on Mount Snowdon after he was reported missing.
An appeal was launched on Monday after the 20-year-old, named only as 'John', went missing on the mountain, known as Yr Wyddfa in Welsh.
He was last seen on the Llanberis Path around 5.40pm. Search teams found the man's body on the mountain at 10am on Tuesday.
Police say John was from West Sussex.
A North Wales Police spokesman said: 'Sadly, the body of a man has been discovered on Yr Wyddfa shortly before 10am this morning, Tuesday May 27.
'The man has now been formally identified as 20-year-old John from the West Sussex area who we circulated as missing in the early hours of this morning.
'There are thought to be no suspicious circumstances, and the coroner has been informed.
'Our deepest condolences remain with John's family and friends at this difficult time.
'Thank you to partner agencies, volunteers and members of the public who assisted in our searches overnight and during the morning.'
Snowdon at 3,560ft is the highest point in the British Isles outside of the Scottish Highlands. Around 500,000 people climb the peak annually.
However, it can be treacherous to walkers because of adverse weather, poor visibility and rocky terrain.
In April, a 10-year-old boy hiking with his father survived a 33ft plunge on the Tryfan climb in Snowdonia.
A helicopter was called to airlift the boy, who suffered leg and hip injuries.
In July 2022, a teenager fell 300ft to his death after ending up on a treacherous mountain track while trying to scale the summit with his father.
The pair from Devon were trying to walk the Snowdon Horseshoe but appear to have taken a wrong turn on Crib y Ddysgl, the second highest peak in Wales, an inquest heard.
Christopher Wilson, 18, slipped and tumbled 100m in free fall and went on to suffer 'unsurvivable injuries'.
In February, a doctor fell 30ft to her death while walking with a friend in Snowdonia, a coroner's court heard.
Dr Charlotte Crook, 30, and her colleague Adam Weatherhogg were walking on Glyder Fach on Feb 16 before she lost her footing and fell over a ledge.
In 2020, lone walker, Alan Froud, 72, died after falling more than 1,000ft from a Crib Groch ridge on Snowdon.
With an estimated 700,000 people visiting the summit annually, Snowdon is one of the most visited mountains in Britain.
In August 2023, Snowdonia rangers urged people to stop posting videos and pictures from the picturesque Welsh national park as they could not cope with the influx of visitors and they were wearing away the path, making it more treacherous.
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