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BBC News
a day ago
- Health
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Portsmouth man paralysed in crash to climb Snowden
A man who was left paralysed from the waist down following a life-threatening road crash is preparing to climb Snowdon to raise money for the air ambulance that saved Muffett, 33, from Portsmouth, was jogging in the city in 2021 when he was hit by a car leaving him with internal bleeding, a collapsed lung, a traumatic brain injury and severe spinal damage. The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance critical care team performed a life-saving surgical procedure on his chest and gave him a blood transfusion at the Muffett said: "No-one knows who is going to end up needing the air ambulance." He is raising money towards the £3.6m Operation Airbase appeal to relocate the service's airbase to a new, purpose-built facility near Southampton Airport. Since the crash, he has gone on to get married and completed multiple wheelchair marathons including the London and Brighton where he became the first person to finish in a racing his biggest challenge awaits on 29 June when he takes on Wales' highest Muffett will ascend the nine-mile Llanberis Path using his specially adapted mountain trike wheelchair."It's going to be a special trip," he said."I climbed Snowdon about eight years ago, so to return now in my trike will be emotional."Were it not for the skills and knowledge of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance team, I either wouldn't be here today or would be living with a much worse brain injury."No-one knows who is going to end up needing the air ambulance – today, tomorrow, or the next day." You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X, or Instagram.
Telegraph
27-05-2025
- General
- Telegraph
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.
Sky News
27-05-2025
- General
- Sky News
Yr Wyddfa: Police searching for missing mountain walker
Police in Wales are searching for a missing man last seen walking on a mountain. North Wales Police said the last sighting of the man, identified only as John, was on Yr Wyddfa (also known as Snowdon) at 5.40pm on Monday. The 20-year-old, who is described as around 6ft tall, was last seen on the Llanberis path, near to the railway line, officers said. At the time of his last sighting, he was wearing black tracksuit bottoms with "Le Franz" written on them, hiking boots and a grey puffer jacket. Eryri National Park says the Llanberis path is 14.5km long and this route to the summit of Wales's highest mountain takes around seven hours. The park authority says on its website that the path is classified as a "hard and strenuous route" with a "good level of fitness" required. In a statement, the force asked anyone with information who think they may have seen John to get in touch at the earliest opportunity using reference number C076334.
BBC News
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Blind woman to hold fashion show on Yr Wyddfa summit
"I can see that you are there, but with the light behind you, I can't see your face, it's just a blur."Tilly Dowler is describing what she can see when she looks at was registered blind in 2022 and has completely lost her central vision because of a genetic condition called Stargardt this, she has decided to climb Yr Wyddfa, also known as Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales, with five other blind or partially sighted walkers to raise money for they reach the summit, the 26-year-old is hosting a sustainable fashion show. "We wanted to do something crazy and make people think, wow, why are they doing that?" said Tilly, who is from Castle Donington in challenge, named Sightless on Snowdon, aims to raise funds for Leicestershire-based charity Vista, which Tilly credits with supporting her through sight loss."When you're diagnosed with sight loss, it's like it's the end of the world and you panic and you think that no one is going to be there to understand or help you."At Vista, everyone understands and they are all really helpful, so I wanted to give back."They didn't only help me, they helped my mum. They got me in contact with other organisations that would help, and they are very close to my heart," she who started to lose her sight aged 15, said the charity had given her the confidence and training to use a cane. 'Trailblazer' Tilly's plan to put on a show at the top of the mountain in Wales comes from her love of pre-loved clothes shop Wanted Wardrobe in Castle Donington donates 10% of its profits to sight loss charities."We are very aware that the weather might not be great so what we're going to do is take lots of different clothes in lots of different sizes, head pieces, accessories."We're going to pop them on even if it means over our jackets and just give a little bit of a fashion show."The group of walkers are taking on the mountain on 10 June and have sighted guides to help them along the to Vista, one in five people are expected to lose their sight across the UK every year, affecting 35,500 people across Leicester, Leicestershire and Wright, CEO of Vista, said: "Tilly is a trailblazer for others living with sight loss. "We are so grateful for her ongoing support and will be supporting her all the way to the summit of Snowdon and beyond."
