A motorcyclist has sadly died in hospital after being involved in a crash with a motorhome in the Scottish Highlands.
08.08.2023 - 18:05 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A keen walker was found dead amid extreme weather conditions as he battled 70mph winds and heavy rain while hiking in Glencoe in Scotland.Jaroslaw Ringart from Whitehaven was reported missing to emergency services while walking with five friends in the Three Sisters of Glencoe area near Ballachulish on Friday, February 10 of this year. The 43-year-old was an experienced walker but the conditions on that afternoon were "extremely difficult" with wind speeds of up to 70mph and he became separated from the others.Mountain rescue teams were called to the scene and spent a considerable amount of time searching the rocky terrain before finding Jaroslaw on the north east of the summit of Stob Coire nan Lochan. He was pronounced dead at the scene and due to the difficult conditions his body was recovered the following morning by helicopter.
A post mortem revealed he had bruises to his arm and a fractured arm. There was no evidence to suggest third-party involvement or any suspicious circumstances and the medical cause of death was given as hypothermia and exposure.
An inquest which was held on Tuesday at Cockermouth Coroner's Court. Assistant Coroner Margaret Taylor heard how Polish-born Jaroslaw, who lived with his wife and daughter at their home in Cambridge Road, "loved walking" and worked as a head engineer at Shortridge Ltd in Workington, reports LancsLive.
In a statement Jaroslaw's wife said he "truly loved life" and was happiest while in the outdoors hiking, walking and kayaking. She said he would be sorely missed both by his family and friends in Cumbria as well as his wider family back in Poland.
Other walkers in the group said that prior to him going missing they saw Jaroslaw stumbling which the coroner suggested could
A motorcyclist has sadly died in hospital after being involved in a crash with a motorhome in the Scottish Highlands.
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