Lost in the Mountains
Two walkers are reported to
gone missing near the summit of Snowdon, the highest peak in Wales. John Watkins , aged 21 and Melanie McBrian, 19,
by nightfall, leading to fears that they
forced to spend the night on the mountain
Weather conditions, when the pair
off yesterday morning, were fairly good. By the afternoon , however, it had got much worse. Thick clouds quickly
over the region and there was a sharp drop in temperature. The surface of the local lakes
to freeze within a few hours. Blizzards began in the evening , with a great deal of snow
above 500 metres.
Friends of the two walkers
that they
from either of them. They think their mobile phones
unusable for some reason. Melanie’s friend Janet Richards believes Melanie
her to say they were alright if her phone
properly. Joe Hill , a friend of John’s , admits he
they
an accident last night, but insists they have a lot of experience walking in the mountains of Wales. They
shelter if they
to stay on the mountain during last night.
Mountain rescue teams, which began looking for the couple early this morning ,say that one or both of the walkers
and fallen in bad weather conditions ,especially as neither of them
walking in the mountains in winter.
The hope is, though, that they
safe before long ,especially as the weather is forecast to clear up within the next few hours.