Monday, 27 November 2006, 18:21 GMT
Snowdonia walker dies after fall
A Snowdonia hill walker has died after falling 150 feet (46m) down a ridge.
The 46-year-old man, believed to be from the south of England, fell while walking with a party on Mynydd Tal-y-Mignedd, near Beddgelert forest.
Llanberis and Aberglaslyn mountain rescue teams were called out.
The man was airlifted by an RAF helicopter to Ysbyty Gwynedd Bangor, where he was pronounced dead.
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