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Thomas Alan Smith was climbing Wales' highest mountain on Aug. 16 when he fell
Authorities said that the provisional cause of Smith’s death was multiple injuries from a fall
His partner, Shelly Price, started an online fundraiser for the rescue team that responded to the incident
A 36-year-old father of three children died after falling from a mountain in Wales, authorities said.
An inquest was opened on Wednesday, Aug. 27, into the death of Thomas Alan Smith of Bolton, England, the BBC , NorthWalesLive and Manchester Evening News reported.
According to the North West Wales Coroner’s Office, Smith traveled to North Wales to climb Yr Wyddfa, also known as Snowdon, on the morning of Aug. 16.
Around 11:30 a.m., local time, authorities received reports of a man fal