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Cairngorm mountain search locates missing couple | Cairngorm mountain search locates missing couple |
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A couple missing overnight in "Arctic" conditions in the Cairngorms have been found alive. | A couple missing overnight in "Arctic" conditions in the Cairngorms have been found alive. |
The couple - aged 59 and 56 - were reported missing on Sunday after failing to return from a walk with their dog. | |
Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team searched the Cairngorm Plateau overnight in freezing temperatures and deep snow. | Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team searched the Cairngorm Plateau overnight in freezing temperatures and deep snow. |
They were found with their black Collie at around 12:00 and they were walked to safety. | They were found with their black Collie at around 12:00 and they were walked to safety. |
Mountain rescue team leader Willie Anderson said the couple spent the night in a bivvy bag - a move that "saved their lives". | Mountain rescue team leader Willie Anderson said the couple spent the night in a bivvy bag - a move that "saved their lives". |
He said: "They misjudged how long their walk would take them yesterday and then the cloud closed in and it started snowing. | He said: "They misjudged how long their walk would take them yesterday and then the cloud closed in and it started snowing. |
"They were a bit disorientated but at least they had a bivvy bag to shelter them. That probably saved their lives." | "They were a bit disorientated but at least they had a bivvy bag to shelter them. That probably saved their lives." |
Mr Anderson said rescuers walked the couple to a track vehicle which took them to the funicular railway. | Mr Anderson said rescuers walked the couple to a track vehicle which took them to the funicular railway. |
They are to be checked over by medics but Mr Anderson said they were safe and well. | They are to be checked over by medics but Mr Anderson said they were safe and well. |
The couple are believed to be from England and had been staying in the Glenmore area. | The couple are believed to be from England and had been staying in the Glenmore area. |
Conditions in the area have been described by Cairngorm MRT as "Arctic". | Conditions in the area have been described by Cairngorm MRT as "Arctic". |
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