‘I thought Con should have been home’
It is the day his strong, healthy son Con died at the age of 21.
A passionate mountain climber, who dreamed of scaling the Alps and conquering Everest, Con drowned while on a caving trip to Northern Ireland.
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A passionate mountain climber, who dreamed of scaling the Alps and conquering Everest, Con drowned while on a caving trip to Northern Ireland.
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