Influencer died after fall on 3,000ft Snowdonia peak
An influencer died after falling down a Snowdonia mountain, an inquest heard.
Maria Rosanova Eftimova, 28, was hiking up 3,000-foot Tryfan when she slipped and fell 60ft to her death on Feb 22.
Neil Oakes, who was among a group of about 18 on the peak when the party split in two, said he had been ahead of Miss Eftimova and turned around to check on his companions.
He said in a statement: 'I turned around again and saw Maria tumbling through the air below me. I knew there was going to be an impact. I was shouting 'no, no, no'. When I turned back she had hit the ledge below.'
Jed Stone, of Ogwen Valley mountain rescue team, said the accident happened on the north ridge of Tryfan, an area of steep rocky ground and many cliff faces.
Miss Eftimova, a civil engineer who had lived in England since 2015 and studied at the University of Salford, died on the mountain.
She had more than 10,000 followers on social media and was an experienced climber who had recently completed an ice-climbing course in Norway.
Kate Robertson, senior coroner for north west Wales, said: 'Very sadly, it seems Maria was scrambling with others when she'd
unintentionally and unexpectedly fallen. During the course of that fall, she sustained the injuries, which have sadly led to her death. That fall was entirely accidental.'
Severe head injuries
A conclusion of an accident was recorded.
A pathologist had found multiple injuries including severe head injuries.
Miss Eftimova's Bulgarian family were on a video link to the inquest.
The coroner passed on her condolences to them and said: 'The way Mr Eftimov described Maria shows she was a very bright and conscientious individual.'
In a statement, Rosen Eftimov, her father, said: 'We learnt about Maria's death from a telephone call from her friends with her at the time of the accident.
'Maria had climbed Tryfan several times on different routes.'
Mr Eftimov said his daughter had been snowboarding, surfed, entered marathons and did yoga, pole dancing, and glacier climbing in Norway.
Harry Jones, another witness to the tragedy, said about seven of the group on the peak had been going from ledge to ledge. Miss Eftimova was ahead of him and slipped as she pulled herself up.
'All I saw was her flying over the top of my head and down the mountainside,' he said.
Mr Jones said he 'froze' but dialled 999. A rescue helicopter and mountain rescuers arrived at the scene.
A fund-raising appeal was launched to support the family of Miss Eftimova.
The appeal's organisers said: 'Maria was an ambitious, bright and cherished 28-year-old, whose vibrant personality, energy and aura touched and uplifted all around her.
'She had an insatiable thirst for life and exploring our world's beauty.'
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