Hillwalker, 33, fell nearly 100 feet to her death because she was carrying her dog Bane with one hand, rescuers believe
A mountaineer fell nearly 100 feet to his death because he was carrying his dog Bane with one hand, rescuers believe.
The bodies of 33-year-old Kyle Sambrook and his beagle were found in Glencoe after a three-day search.
Mr Sambrook, from West Yorkshire, was discovered in a gully at around 2,625ft on the 3,632ft Stob Coire nam Beith, after traveling to the Highlands with his dog.
Mr Sambrook’s family was informed of the discovery and met with rescuers yesterday to thank them, according to Daily entry.
Brian Bathurst, the deputy leader of the Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team and one of the four members who found the bodies on Saturday, said: “He had fallen about 30 meters into this ravine on the west side of the hill and we believe the scene it is more likely that he was holding his dog with one hand.
The bodies of 33-year-old Kyle Sambrook and his beagle Bane were found in Glen Coe after a three-day search. It is believed that Mr. Sambrook fell to his death because he was probably carrying his dog with one hand.
Mr Sambrook’s family was informed of the discovery and met with rescuers yesterday to thank them.
“It was horrendous weather, high winds at the time of his fall, and he may have been trying to get down the hill and got a bit lost.”
Bathurst added: “He also had a heavy backpack and where he fell is very steep ground. It appears that carrying the dog, along with all other factors, may have been a major cause of the accident.
It took rescuers six hours to carry the bodies of Sambrook and Bane off the mountain on a stretcher.
The hiker, a landscaper, had driven to the area with the intention of camping and climbing the 1000 meter Buachaille Etive Mòr with his dog.
More than 40 rescuers were required to search the area on Friday.
The bodies of the highlander and his beagle were found in Glen Coe (pictured). (File Image)
The search then resumed on Saturday, assisted by rescuers from the Tweed Valley, Oban and Lochaber Mountain Rescue teams.
Bathurst praised the “tremendous effort” from all the teams involved.
“We couldn’t have done more, but obviously we expected a better result,” he said.
It comes as another hiker, Harvey Christian from Peterborough, has been missing on Ben Nevis, the UK’s highest mountain, since January 27.
His car was found parked at a mountainside rest area and his body is feared buried under snow.
