A young British man has died in a climbing accident at the 'volcano from hell' in Ecuador. Gil Banks, 25, was attempting to scale the Ricu Picincha volcano near Quito in the South Amercian country on Sunday.
Mr Banks was born in London and grew up in Glasgow before emigrating with his family to Israel. His death has been confirmed by the Israeli Embassy in Ecuador, GlasgowLive reports.
They wrote: "The Embassy of Israel in Ecuador laments the death of young Israeli Gil Banks, who suffered a fall while attempting to scale the Rucu Pichincha volcano, located in Quito-Ecuador, on Sunday, August 14.
