Climber (21) killed in fall on Carrauntoohill

A man died yesterday after falling more than 200 feet on Carrauntoohil, in Co Kerry.

A man died yesterday after falling more than 200 feet on Carrauntoohil, in Co Kerry.

He had been climbing with a group on the 3,414-feet peak, part of the Macgillcuddy Reeks range.

Kerry Mountain Rescue Team was called to recover the body of the climber, who was 21-years-old and from Co Cork.

Rescue services said weather in the area was deplorable.

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