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Irish climber Ian McKeever killed on Mount Kilimanjaro
Sebastian Syme
Africa
An Irish mountaineer and charity fundraiser has died while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
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Ian McKeever, who was 42 and from Lough Dan in Wicklow, was leading a group of climbers when they were struck by lightning.
Mr McKeever was a leading member of the Kilimanjaro Achievers Team, a group of veteran climbers which led groups to the top of the mountain.
In 2007, the adventurer had scaled Mount Everest.