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The Sun
28-05-2025
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- The Sun
Body found in search for missing walker, 20, who disappeared on ‘hard and strenuous' Snowdon path
THE BODY of a 20-year-old hiker was found on Mount Snowdon on Tuesday May 25. The man, named only as John, was reported missing on Monday. 2 2 He was last seen on the Llanberis Path at around 5:40pm. Search teams found the man's body at around 10am Tuesday on the mountain, which is known as Yr Wyddfa in Welsh. A North Wales Police spokeswoman said: 'Sadly, the body of a man has been discovered on Yr Wyddfa shortly before 10am this morning, Tuesday May 27." They identified the man as a 20-year-old named John from the West Sussex area. They added: 'Our deepest condolences remain with John's family and friends at this difficult time." The death is not being treated as suspicious and a coroner has been informed.
Telegraph
27-05-2025
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- 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
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- 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.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Wales to reveal Euro 2025 squad at summit of Yr Wyddfa
Wales' squad for the 2025 Women's European Championships will be announced on Thursday, 19 June from the summit of Yr Wyddfa. Rhian Wilkinson's selection will be confirmed at 1,085m above sea level, Wales' highest summit, in line with the tagline of this summer's competition, 'the summit of emotions'. Wales side will be competing in their first ever major tournament, and are in Group D alongside England, France and the Netherlands. "Being able to announce our first ever major tournament squad on Wales' summit will be a truly special occasion," said Wilkinson. "The area is very close to my heart having visited regularly with my family during my time growing up in Wales." Previously known as Snowdon, Yr Wyddfa has been offically referred to by its Welsh name since 2022. Wales happy to be written off after Euro 2025 draw Euro 2025 group games - BBC TV schedule confirmed Wales' preparations for July's Euro 2025 finals, which take place in Switzerland, conclude with Nations League games against Denmark in Odense on 30 May and Italy at the stadium on 3 June. Both games are live on BBC Wales television, radio and online. Despite holding group leaders Sweden twice Wilkinson's side are four points adrift at the bottom of Nations League Group A4 and still waiting for their first win. They lost 1-0 to Italy in their competition opener before responding with an impressive 1-1 draw at home to Sweden, courtesy of Kayleigh Barton's penalty equaliser. And they picked up another point against Sweden, drawing 1-1 in Gothenburg on 8 April, to bounce back well from a 2-1 defeat by Denmark at the Cardiff City Stadium four days earlier.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Wales to reveal Euro 2025 squad at summit of Yr Wyddfa
Wales' squad for the 2025 Women's European Championships will be announced on Thursday, 19 June from the summit of Yr Wyddfa. Rhian Wilkinson's selection will be confirmed at 1,085m above sea level, Wales' highest summit, in line with the tagline of this summer's competition, 'the summit of emotions'. Wales side will be competing in their first ever major tournament, and are in Group D alongside England, France and the Netherlands. "Being able to announce our first ever major tournament squad on Wales' summit will be a truly special occasion," said Wilkinson. "The area is very close to my heart having visited regularly with my family during my time growing up in Wales." Previously known as Snowdon, Yr Wyddfa has been offically referred to by its Welsh name since 2022. Wales happy to be written off after Euro 2025 draw Euro 2025 group games - BBC TV schedule confirmed Wales' preparations for July's Euro 2025 finals, which take place in Switzerland, conclude with Nations League games against Denmark in Odense on 30 May and Italy at the stadium on 3 June. Both games are live on BBC Wales television, radio and online. Despite holding group leaders Sweden twice Wilkinson's side are four points adrift at the bottom of Nations League Group A4 and still waiting for their first win. They lost 1-0 to Italy in their competition opener before responding with an impressive 1-1 draw at home to Sweden, courtesy of Kayleigh Barton's penalty equaliser. And they picked up another point against Sweden, drawing 1-1 in Gothenburg on 8 April, to bounce back well from a 2-1 defeat by Denmark at the Cardiff City Stadium four days earlier.
