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Two men die after swimming near north Wales waterfall

Two men who died after swimming near a north Wales waterfall have been named as Steffan Robert Vernon and Alexander Hadley. The men were part of a group of four who went for a swim in the water near Llanberis yesterday morning.

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Man, 33, dead and another 'unaccounted for' in waterfall incident

North Wales Police has confirmed that one man has died and another is missing after four men got into difficulty swimming near the Snowdon Mountain Railway.

“I can confirm that one man aged 33 has died as a result of the incident.

“A second man aged 21 remains unaccounted for and a multi-agency search is currently taking place within the area.

“Two other men aged 27 and 25 have received treatment at hospital and have since been released.

There is no further information at present.

– Detective Supt Alex Goss said:
RAF Valley confirmed that it had sent a helicopter to assist with the incident after being asked to by police Credit: Twitter/@DylDoi

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