Body found in search for missing walker, 20, who disappeared on ‘hard and strenuous’ Snowdon path

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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.

The body has been named as 20-year-old John from West Sussex

AlamyThe hiker went missing on Monday May 26[/caption]

AlamyHis body was discovered on Tuesday 27 May[/caption]

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.

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