A woman from Manchester who died while climbing a mountain in Snowdonia earlier this month has been identified.
Samantha Jane Orton, 55, traveled to the National Park on June 2 to climb the Glyder Fach with a friend, which was heard today (June 14) for an investigation in North Wales.
Ms. Orton of Kringle Road in Levenshulme fell three to four meters into a crevasse on Chasm Route shortly after climbing the mountain at 1:30 p.m., North Wales Live reported.
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She was accompanied by a friend who had traveled to Snowdonia separately to climb the mountain when the tragedy occurred. Kate Sutherland, assistant coroner for East and Central North Wales, heard that attempts had been made by Mrs Orton’s friend and subsequently by the Auguen Valley Mountain Rescue Team to help the fallen climber.
She was then boarded by a Coast Guard helicopter and taken to the Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Base in Kapel Kurig, where she was unfortunately pronounced dead.
Ms. Orton’s friend was assisted on her way down the mountain and was supported by members of the mountain rescue team at the base afterwards.
The cause of death of Ms. Orton, who was officially identified by her husband, was kept pending investigation. The investigation has been postponed to a future date, which has not yet been set.
In a statement issued earlier this month, Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Services said: “The second signal of the day came at 2.30pm for reports of a fallen Glyder Fach climber. A leading climber fell on the Chasm Route and was reported to be unconscious, nearby climbers moved to help and the helicopter of the Coast Guard swans the victim, but unfortunately she had not survived.
“The climbers then helped her partner get back down to the waiting members of the team and she was taken care of at the base. The thoughts of the team are with the family of the victims, friends and the climbing partner, the team would also like to thank the helping climbers for all their help. “
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