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| Appeal over couple missing after Ben Nevis climb | Appeal over couple missing after Ben Nevis climb |
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| Police and mountain rescuers have appealed for information about two climbers missing on Ben Nevis. | Police and mountain rescuers have appealed for information about two climbers missing on Ben Nevis. |
| Tim Newton, 27, and Rachel Slater, 24, from the Bradford area, had been climbing on the mountain over the weekend. | Tim Newton, 27, and Rachel Slater, 24, from the Bradford area, had been climbing on the mountain over the weekend. |
| They are believed to have been camped behind the CIC hut, below the north face of the mountain, in a green tent. | They are believed to have been camped behind the CIC hut, below the north face of the mountain, in a green tent. |
| Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team carried out searches on Monday night with further searches now under way. | Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team carried out searches on Monday night with further searches now under way. |
| A Police Scotland spokesman said: "The Lochaber Mountain Rescue team were searching for them yesterday and they will be out again today. | A Police Scotland spokesman said: "The Lochaber Mountain Rescue team were searching for them yesterday and they will be out again today. |
| "They are receiving help from the RAF Mountain Rescue Team and the Search and Rescue Dog Association. | |
| "The terrain does not allow for any vehicles to be used so the search is carried out on foot." | "The terrain does not allow for any vehicles to be used so the search is carried out on foot." |
| Conditions in the hills have been changeable and an avalanche warning is in place in the Lochaber area. | |
| Anyone with information about the missing couple should contact the police in Fort William. | Anyone with information about the missing couple should contact the police in Fort William. |
| Police released a picture of the couple and said they would have been wearing climbing gear similar to that seen in the photograph. | Police released a picture of the couple and said they would have been wearing climbing gear similar to that seen in the photograph. |