Welsh climber survives avalanche on Ben Nevis

The Ben Nevis climbers were described as "well equipped"

A climber from Wales survived an avalanche on Britain's highest mountain in which two men were killed.

The avalanche on Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands on Wednesday morning killed one person from Scotland and another from England.

Northern Constabulary confirmed the Welsh climber was uninjured after initial reports suggested he was one of the two that had been killed.

The bodies were recovered from the north face of Ben Nevis.

The two men who died were 34-year-old William Wilkinson, who lived in Inverness but was originally from Nottinghamshire, and Nicholas Rosedale, 37, who taught at Marlborough College in Wiltshire. Both were teachers.

They were in a group of five highly-experienced climbers who were caught up in the avalanche.

Ch Insp John Chisholm of Northern Constabulary said the climbers were all well-equipped and European-accredited, but "it appears they were in the wrong place at the wrong time".

A report is being submitted to the Procurator Fiscal, a public prosecutor who investigates sudden and suspicious deaths in Scotland.

Climbers were being warned of a continued risk of avalanches on certain Scottish mountains because of unusual snow and ice conditions.