By GB News (World News) | Created at 2026-09-26 00:55:40 | Updated at 2026-09-26 01:33:35
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A British climber has died after falling nearly 200 feet from a mountain in northern Spain.
The 28-year-old man was descending from the summit of the mountain when he fell from the east side of the Torrecerredo.
The mountain is the highest peak of the Cantabrian Mountains and the third-most prominent peak in Iberian Peninsula.
The man plunged at 2.20pm on Thursday, the Spanish Civil Guard for the Asturias region said.
A mountain rescue team was deployed aboard a helicopter and the mountaineer’s remains were located after flying over the area, the Civil Guard said.
Two specialists were lowered to retrieve the man’s body, alongside his belongings which had been scattered during the fall.
His remains were flown to La Morgal, an emergency services complex near Oviedo.
Funeral workers then took charge and transferred the remains to the Institute of Legal Medicine of Asturias.
A 28-year-old British national fell from the east side of the highest peak in the Cantabrian Mountains
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A spokesman for the UK Foreign Office said: "We are in contact with the local authorities following reports of the death of a British national in Spain."
Just 18 minutes after the first call, emergency services received a separate alert.
A 54-year-old French woman injured her leg in the nearby Jou Sin Tierre area.
Rescuers treated her at the scene before she was flown to the Hospital del Oriente in Arriondas.
A helicopter was used to recover the man's remains
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Torrecerredo, which has an elevation of approximately 8,690 feet, is the highest peak of the Picos de Europa mountain range.
The British man was the second foreigner to die in the 249 square-mile mountain range in less than a week.
On September 19, a 71-year-old Norwegian woman died after falling on the Cares Trail, one of the area's best known walking routes.
She lost her balance while attempting to put on a heavy rucksack and fell down a steep slope.
Torrecerredo is the highest peak of the Picos de Europa mountain range
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Nicolás Barrena Ortiz, a mountain guide in the Picos de Europa, told The Times the main challenge on the route was a lack of markers.
He said: "It's not that it's a difficult route to go up, but it is really technical because the routes are barely marked out."
The mountain guide also said there were an increase in amateur climbers on the range.
Both these factors have become a "ticking time bomb" for fatalities in the final section of the route, he added.
