A TEENAGER died after a fall while out walking in Eryri, an inquest opening was told. 

Philip Zhou, of Sandy Road, Liverpool, was hiking on the Tryfan mountain, situated near Capel Curig, on the afternoon of May 6 when the tragedy occurred. 

At County Hall in Ruthin on Monday (May 20), an inquest was opened into the 19-year-old student's death. 

It was told that Mr Zhou was out walking with his two brothers. The trio were on their way down from Tryfan and had decided to take a "short-cut" - which was a more difficult route with loose rocks. 

Mr Zhou was leading, when he slipped on what is thought to be loose rocks - causing him to tumble down the mountain. 

He was later found deceased by a mountain rescue team in the bottom area of a ravine having suffered significant injuries. 

A patholgist's provisional cause of death following a post-mortem examination is blunt force head and spinal injuries. 

A full inquest has been adjourned until a later date.