Snowdon, scene of today's fatality. Photo: Martin V Morris

A walker has died after falling from Wales’s highest mountain.

The man was airlifted by RAF Sea King helicopter to hospital but was pronounced dead. The walker, from Wiltshire, was on the Watkin Path with his wife when he fell 25m (80ft).

The man is believed to have fallen near the summit of the 1,085m (3,560ft) mountain.

Members of the Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team went to his aid, along with the crew from RAF Valley.

A police spokesperson said: “At 12:09 North Wales Police received a report that a man had fallen whilst walking near to the summit of Snowdon.

“The man, who is believed to be in his 70s, was airlifted to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor where he was pronounced dead.”

The helicopter later flew the man’s wife down to the Llanberis Pass, and took the rescue team from the mountain.

Police said no further details are available at present.