Inquest opens into death of climber who fell at Trevor Rocks
An inquest has been opened into the death of a man who died while climbing near Llangollen.
Liam Andrew Hughes, from Pen-y-Bryn, Sychdyn, near Mold, was climbing with friends at Trevor Rocks on June 7 when the tragedy occurred.
At a brief hearing in Ruthin John Gittins, senior coroner for North Wales East and Central, said the 42-year-old had fallen onto a ledge and then fallen a further distance, but it was unclear exactly how far he had fallen.
Paramedics who were the first emergency workers on the scene carried out CPR for 45 minutes before Mr Hughes, a software engineer, was confirmed as having died, Mr Gittins was told.
Pathologist Dr Muhammad Mehdi, who carried out a post-mortem examination, gave a provisional cause of death as multiple chest injuries, but deferred a final decision to await the result of further tests.
The inquest was adjourned to a date to be fixed.
