Bristol University student dies after falling from Ben Nevis on New Year's Day

A female student from Bristol University has died after falling around 500ft from Ben Nevis on New Year's Day.

Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team recovered the young girl, who was climbing with three other students on a hiking trip, following the accident on Carn Dearg on 1 January.

A spokesperson from the team thanked the rescue helicopter for their efforts and passed on their "sincere condolences to her family and friends".

John Stevenson, from Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team, said in the latest incident, the woman and her friends had been climbing what is known as the "ledge route".

He said: "I think the rocks would have been pretty icy. It was a big fall."

The team received an emergency call at around 10.30am on Tuesday.

Mr Stevenson said: "We had to get the other three off the mountain – they were stuck.

"The weather cleared and the helicopter managed to get in and airlift them.

"The woman was located, she hadn’t survived."

The University of Bristol has released a statement:

It's the second death on Britain’s highest peak in recent weeks.

Patrick Boothroyd, 21, from the West Yorkshire area, died in a fall on December 16.