'Abusive' tourist who travelled 180 miles to climb Snowdon stopped by armed police Monday 27th April 2020
A man who was abusive to hotel staff after they challenged him about climbing Snowdon found himself being pulled over by armed police.
The man, who had travelled more than
180 miles to Pen y Pass in Snowdonia, is believed to have arrived in the area at around 6am this morning.
He was caught returning to his car by a member of staff from the Pen y Pass Hotel, where he had parked.
Police say that when a member of staff challenged the man, he became abusive and
"clearly thought the regulations did not apply to him".
Officers were called following the incident, and the man was caught by armed police who reported him for breaching the Covid-19 legislation.
It comes as a group of tourists had today also travelled
almost 250 miles in convoy to North Wales to climb Snowdon.
Ten people, in
two separate cars, were stopped by police on the A5 in Bethesda,
having driven from London.
They were also reported for breaching the Covid-19 legislation.
A statement shared on the North Wales Police Facebook page, said:
"Also this morning a member of staff from the Pen y Pass Hotel, challenged a man who was seen returning to his car that was parked in the hotel car park after he had walked up Snowdon.
"The man had travelled from Cumbria and had arrived there at around 6am today.
"He was abusive to the informant when challenged and clearly thought the regulations did not apply to him.
"Police were called and he was stopped on the eastbound carriageway of the A55 by one of our armed response team who reported him for breaching the legislation."The statement added:
"We despair - we really do... Please, please, please stay home.
"The coronavirus is affecting every part of the UK, nowhere is immune to it. "Now is not the time to come to the national park for a walk.
"The beautiful mountains will still be here and we will gladly welcome you all back once this is all over."
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