Bear Grylls in deep water over steep slide on his private island

 
Pa23 August 2013
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TV adventurer Bear Grylls is being investigated by his local council after he put up a slide on an island which he owns.

On Monday Grylls tweeted a picture of a steep metal slide, which he had attached to the cliffside on St Tudwal's Island West, off Abersoch in Gwynedd, North Wales.

He added: "New slide attached at home on our island! You hit the water very fast!!!"

But the announcement sparked safety concerns from Gwynedd Council, which has announced it will launch an investigation into the slide. The island is designated as an area of outstanding natural beauty.

It is understood the slide was built for Grylls's family to use and can only be used for a couple of hours each day when the tide is in.

A Gwynedd Council spokesman said: "Officers from the council's Planning Service are investigating this case and will be discussing the matter with the site owner."

Last month Grylls submitted a planning application to build a new £580,000 harbour on the island, which would reportedly provide safe access to St Tudwal's West.

Edward "Bear" Grylls, who has climbed Everest, journeyed through Antarctica and grappled with venomous snakes and crocodiles, is known as a television adventurer thanks to his series Born Survivor.

Grylls bought the island in 2001 for £95,000.

Along with his wife Shara and their three sons, Grylls split his time between the island and their other home, a Dutch barge in London.

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