AN inquest has opened into the death of a Worcester man who went missing on Ben Nevis.
Hyder Ali Manir, of Canterbury Road, Ronkswood, was climbing the Scottish mountain – the tallest in Britain – when he went missing on Sunday, January 30.
The 20-year-old’s body was found a week later on Sunday, February 6, by mountain search and rescue teams near an area known as Coire Eoghainn.
The inquest into his death has been adjourned while reports are carried out.
As previously reported in your Worcester News, Mr Manir had been climbing with a female cousin, but she turned back at about 1pm while he continued to climb alone wearing only a navy jacket, jeans, trainers and a black hat.
The alarm was raised when he failed to meet the woman at 6pm.
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