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| One of three rescued hillwalkers dies | One of three rescued hillwalkers dies |
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| One of the three hillwalkers in their 60s and 70s rescued in Dumfries and Galloway has died, police have said. | One of the three hillwalkers in their 60s and 70s rescued in Dumfries and Galloway has died, police have said. |
| The other two were being treated for hypothermia after being missing overnight on the Southern Uplands. | The other two were being treated for hypothermia after being missing overnight on the Southern Uplands. |
| Bobby Thomson, 64, George Crosbie, 73, and 74-year-old Jeffrey Stewart had failed to return from a walk in the hills at Durisdeer on Tuesday. | Bobby Thomson, 64, George Crosbie, 73, and 74-year-old Jeffrey Stewart had failed to return from a walk in the hills at Durisdeer on Tuesday. |
| The men were found on Wednesday afternoon and taken by helicopter to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary. | The men were found on Wednesday afternoon and taken by helicopter to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary. |
| The walkers, who are said to be regular visitors to the Lowther Hills area of the Southern Uplands, left home at 08:30 on Tuesday for a trek and had been due to return at 15:30. | The walkers, who are said to be regular visitors to the Lowther Hills area of the Southern Uplands, left home at 08:30 on Tuesday for a trek and had been due to return at 15:30. |
| Police said the men were "experienced hillwalkers familiar with the area". | Police said the men were "experienced hillwalkers familiar with the area". |
| A post on the Moffat Mountain Rescue team's Facebook page described weather conditions in the area as "very wet and windy with very little visibility". | A post on the Moffat Mountain Rescue team's Facebook page described weather conditions in the area as "very wet and windy with very little visibility". |
| Driving rain and very high winds had hampered the search overnight in the area north of Thornhill in Dumfries and Galloway. | Driving rain and very high winds had hampered the search overnight in the area north of Thornhill in Dumfries and Galloway. |
| At its height the search involved police, four mountain rescue teams, the search and rescue dog association and a Coastguard helicopter from Prestwick. | At its height the search involved police, four mountain rescue teams, the search and rescue dog association and a Coastguard helicopter from Prestwick. |
| Its crew spotted the three men in open ground about 4km from Durisdeer just after 13:00. | Its crew spotted the three men in open ground about 4km from Durisdeer just after 13:00. |
| The men were airlifted to hospital where one has since been pronounced dead. | The men were airlifted to hospital where one has since been pronounced dead. |
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