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Published 10:36 27 Feb 2023 GMT
Updated 10:41 27 Feb 2023 GMT
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A hillwalker fell nearly 100ft to his death because he was carrying his dog with one hand, rescuers believe.
Kyle Sambrook was last seen with his beagle, called Bane, in the Lost Valley area of Glencoe at about noon on Sunday, February 19. He left his home in West Yorkshire, the previous day, and arrived in Glencoe at about 3.30pm the same day. Concern for the 33-year-old's welfare was raised when he failed to return home on February 21 as planned. On Saturday, Police Scotland confirmed that the bodies of Kyle and his dog were found in the Glencoe area. The man's family were informed of the discovery and met with rescuers on Saturday to thank them for their efforts, the Daily Record reports. [caption id="attachment_379681" align="alignnone" width="1198"]
Sambrook had driven to the area with plans to climb the 3351ft high Buachaille Etive Mor with his beagle Bane (Family handout)[/caption]
Rescuers have revealed that they think Kyle may have fallen because he was "holding his dog with one hand."
Brian Bathurst, deputy team leader of Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team and one of four members to find the bodies, said: "He had fallen about 30 metres into this gully on the west side of the hill and we think the most likely scenario is that he was holding his dog with one hand.
"It was appalling weather, with strong winds at the time of his fall, and he may have been trying to get off the hill and lost his way a bit."
Bathurst added: "He also had a heavy rucksack and where he has fallen is very steep ground. It looks like carrying the dog, together with all the other factors, may have been a major cause of the accident."
https://www.instagram.com/p/CpH2OJIKZ92/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3DKyle had planned to ascend the 3,353ft (1,022m) mountain Buachaille Etive Mòr, the BBC reports.
A major search was launched when he did not return, involving Glencoe, Lochaber, Oban and RAF mountain rescue team volunteers, as well as HM Coastguard.
Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team said volunteers had found the bodies of a man and a dog in a deep gorge above the Fionn Ghleann.
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