The 28-year-old was among 24 climbers caught on Britain’s highest mountain during ‘ferocious’ weather

A man who died after falling about 300 metres (1,000ft) down the UK’s highest mountain has been named as Samuel Crawford.

The 28-year-old climber from Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, slipped on the west side of Ben Nevis on 8 March , suffering fatal injuries, as 23 others were rescued in “ferocious” conditions.

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