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Unwelcome and ‘unpleasant’ visitors jumping into river
Western Mail
|August 18, 2025
A TOURIST destination in Eryri (Snowdonia) is witnessing a resurgence of tombstoning connected to an arrival of “unpleasant” visitors.
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Leaping from a historic bridge in Betws-y-Coed represents a treasured local custom but in recent years the activity has been discouraged.
North Wales Police constables have started patrolling the vicinity around Pont-y-Pair bridge, a road crossing over the Afon Llugwy constructed more than 500 years ago.
This follows concerns that gangs of young troublemakers have been “causing havoc” on the bridge and behaving in a “hostile” manner while leaping 20ft into the waters beneath.
This story is from the August 18, 2025 edition of Western Mail.
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