Arnaud Albagnac died after being airlifted from Ben Nevis

Arnaud Albagnac died after being airlifted from Ben Nevis

Police have named the walker who died after being airlifted from Ben Nevis on Sunday.

Arnaud Alexandre Romain Albagnac, 22, from Aveyron in southern France died in hospital in Fort William after being rescued from Britain’s highest mountain.

A companion walking with him retreated from the mountain to raise the alarm after the man got into difficulties on the zigzag path above Lochan Meall an t-Suidhe at about 850m (2,800ft).

Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team and RAF Kinloss Mountain Rescue Team members went to Mr Albagnac’s aid, and he was airlifted, suffering from severe hypothermia, by the Stornoway Coastguard helicopter, but died later the same day in Belford Hospital.

Lochaber MRT leader John Stevenson said the walker was well equipped but said conditions on the mountain were ‘pretty much full-on winter’. He warned others attempting the route up the 1,344m (4,409ft) ben to take notice of conditions. “It’s important that people intending to walk up the mountain check the weather, be fully prepared with the right clothing, and know when to turn back,” he said.

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