A 28-year-old climber fell more than 1,000 feet while attempting to summit the U.K.’s tallest peak on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. He was declared dead at the scene.
According to eyewitness reports, the man fell from around 3,000 feet up the 4,413-foot Scottish mountain Ben Nevis. Officials have not yet disclosed his identity.
Civilian Rescue Attempt Leaves 23 Stranded
Fellow climbers attempted to rescue the fallen man but soon became stranded when a fast-moving winter storm front and heavy winds moved in.
A contingent of Army personnel climbing nearby came to the climbers’ aid and issued an emergency call-out, prompting an 8-hour rescue mission.
Forty responders from the Lochbar Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) and SAR helicopter rescue were dispatched to the mountainside. They attended to and successfully evacuated 23 civilians and soldiers from the scene.