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Young Briton dies in mountain fall

4 Aug 2009


A British student fell to his death during a camping trip with friends in Spain.

Andrew Lucas was on a walking holiday with friends in the Picos de Europa mountain range, about 150 miles north of Madrid, when the accident happened last Thursday.

The 17-year-old from Lincolnshire is understood to have fallen more than 3,000 feet into a gorge after slipping off a path at a beauty spot.

A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We can confirm the death of Andrew Lucas in Madrid on July 30 2009.

"Full consular assistance is being provided to his family."

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