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Student drowned in lake below Yr Wyddfa during walking trip with brother
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An inquest has opened into the death of 20-year-old London student Mahammed Naim Islam, who drowned in Llyn Glaslyn in Eryri National Park (Snowdonia) on 26 September. He had been walking the Pyg Track route up Yr Wyddfa with his brother when he entered the water and got into difficulties. Emergency services and mountain rescue teams responded to the incident, and his body was recovered the following day.
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- Mahammed Naim Islam, a 20-year-old student from London, died from drowning in Llyn Glaslyn.
- He was visiting Eryri National Park (Snowdonia) on a walking trip with his brother on 26 September.
- The incident occurred near Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) along the Pyg Track route.
- Llanberis Mountain Rescue and an underwater search team responded, recovering his body the day after the emergency call.
- A post-mortem examination provided an initial cause of death as drowning, and the inquest has been adjourned for further investigations.
- His family paid tribute to him as a bright and remarkable young man.