A walker has died after falling more than 800 feet down a steep slope on Snowdon. The man was spotted plunging down a cliff near the 3,560 foot summit of Snowdon, the highest peak in Wales.

He is believed to have slipped in snow and ice and fallen from a railway track into an area called Clogwyn Coch, around 820 feet (250 metres) below.

A rescue team spokesman said the Llanberis Path, which is popular with walkers during the warmer months, had become a "serious snow slope" in parts.

Volunteers from the Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team were called by North Wales Police at around 12.35pm on Saturday.