Skater dies after slipping down hill 

A SKATER died after slipping down a hill and falling into a ditch in Castrelo del Miño in Ourense on Sunday afternoon. 

The 112-Galicia emergency service reported it was not yet known whether it was the fall which killed the man or whether something happened to him or he fell ill before he careered down the slope. 

The emergency services were first alerted to the incident by a passer-by who saw what happened and called for help, but according to reports the health team could do nothing to save man’s life.  

The authorities opened an investigation into the cause of the death. 

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