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Walker Dies on Ben Cruachan.

Walker Dies on Ben Cruachan.

Postby Fudgie » Sun Sep 09, 2012 8:33 pm

An absolute shame:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-19535490
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Re: Walker Dies on Ben Cruachan.

Postby KeithS » Sun Sep 09, 2012 9:24 pm

That is very sad.

Let's hope he died of natural causes doing something he loved. A real shame.
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Re: Walker Dies on Ben Cruachan.

Postby ChrisW » Sun Sep 09, 2012 11:24 pm

How very sad, but I'm left wondering "The man became separated from his group" how would you leave a 75 year old guy alone in the hills without noticing.
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