Investigations
continue into the deaths of two men found in the sea by search crews
looking for a pair of missing climbers on the coast of Anglesey.
A 48-year-old man from Sussex and a 21-year-old from
Hampshire were reported missing by fellow climbers near North Stack near
Holyhead on Saturday night.A search involving rescue helicopters and lifeboat crews ended when the bodies were found in the water.
People close to the scene said the bodies were roped together.
The alarm was raised just after 22:00 BST on Saturday when the climbers failed to meet friends.
Search crews worked through until 01:00 BST on Sunday, but only found two rucksacks.
They were in the sea close to where the men had been climbing and they were roped together as they would have been if they had been climbing together.
The cliffs at Gogarth Bay are popular with climbers.
One climbing website says the climbs are adventurous and serious, and suited to competent and serious climbers.
It says many of the routes are affected by the tide and there are often loose rocks.
Three lifeboat crews took part in the search around both North and South Stack before two bodies were recovered by the RNLI crew from Trearddur Bay lifeboat.
North Wales Police said they were working with colleagues in other areas to confirm the identities of the men.
The coroner for North West Wales will be formally told about the deaths today.
The rocks at Gogarth Bay are popular
with climbers
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