21-year-old Argyll climber dies in Ben Nevis tragedy
A young Scots climber has died in a fall on Ben Nevis.
Kieran Shaw, from Helensburgh in Argyll, was with a companion near the East Gully of Aonach Mor when the tragedy happened on Sunday afternoon.
Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team and a Coastguard helicopter went to the scene around 3.30pm and airlifted Mr Shaw to the Belford Hospital in Fort William.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: “Despite medical treatment he sadly succumbed to his injuries.
“There are no suspicious circumstances and as with all sudden deaths a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”
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