Who: Patrick Fox, a man in his late 50s
Where: Maamtrasna range, Ireland
His mistake: It was just a simple slip
What happened: A man and his two brothers began a hike in fair weather on the Maamtrasna range. After walking for part of the day over the range, the weather started to deteriorate. A heavy fog fell on the mountain making the rock slick.
As the group continued the hike one of the men slipped on a rock and fell. He suffered fatal injuries in the fall. The two brothers called for help and mountain rescue responded, but rescue teams weren’t able to start the search until the next morning.
At 9 a.m. the next morning, the man’s body was found. Authorities said that aside from the fog, the weather was good. The man just made a mistake on where to place his foot.
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