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Teenage climber dies in avalanche | |
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An 18-year-old climber has been killed by an avalanche in a remote area of the central Highlands. | |
An RAF helicopter and rescue teams were called to Creag Meagaidh, which lies between Newtownmore and Spean Bridge, at about 1450 GMT. | An RAF helicopter and rescue teams were called to Creag Meagaidh, which lies between Newtownmore and Spean Bridge, at about 1450 GMT. |
After a search of the area, they airlifted Stephen Young to the Belford Hospital in Fort William. | |
But Northern Constabulary said Mr Young, from the Kent area, was pronounced dead on arrival. | |
No one else is thought to have been injured in the avalanche. | No one else is thought to have been injured in the avalanche. |
It is understood members of Kinder Mountain Rescue Team, based in the Peak District, were in the area on exercise when the avalanche happened and raised the alarm. | It is understood members of Kinder Mountain Rescue Team, based in the Peak District, were in the area on exercise when the avalanche happened and raised the alarm. |
A Sea King rescue helicopter from RAF Lossiemouth was sent to the scene along with the Lochaber and Kinloss mountain rescue teams. | A Sea King rescue helicopter from RAF Lossiemouth was sent to the scene along with the Lochaber and Kinloss mountain rescue teams. |
A police spokesman said: "Police can confirm that in relation to the avalanche rescue ongoing in Creag Meagaidh, a casualty has been located by mountain rescue personnel and airlifted by an RAF search and rescue helicopter to Fort William, where unfortunately, the casualty was pronounced dead. | A police spokesman said: "Police can confirm that in relation to the avalanche rescue ongoing in Creag Meagaidh, a casualty has been located by mountain rescue personnel and airlifted by an RAF search and rescue helicopter to Fort William, where unfortunately, the casualty was pronounced dead. |
"Mountain rescue personnel are satisfied that there are no other persons outstanding, and there are no reports of any other persons having suffered injury." | "Mountain rescue personnel are satisfied that there are no other persons outstanding, and there are no reports of any other persons having suffered injury." |
Avalanche risk | Avalanche risk |
A report on the incident will be sent to the procurator fiscal at Fort William. | |
The SportScotland Avalanche Information Service had warned on Monday morning that the avalanche risk in the area was "considerable". | The SportScotland Avalanche Information Service had warned on Monday morning that the avalanche risk in the area was "considerable". |
The 3,701ft (1,128m) high Creag Meagaidh is popular with climbers largely because of the cliffs which surround the Coire Ardair corrie on the north eastern face. | The 3,701ft (1,128m) high Creag Meagaidh is popular with climbers largely because of the cliffs which surround the Coire Ardair corrie on the north eastern face. |
Three people were killed in two separate avalanches on Scottish mountains on 30 December. | Three people were killed in two separate avalanches on Scottish mountains on 30 December. |
Teachers Rupert Rosedale, 37, from Wiltshire and 34-year-old William Wilkinson, from Inverness, were swept to their deaths on Ben Nevis. | Teachers Rupert Rosedale, 37, from Wiltshire and 34-year-old William Wilkinson, from Inverness, were swept to their deaths on Ben Nevis. |
While another man, Chris Astill, 54, from Tideswell in Derbyshire, died in a separate avalanche at Torridon. | While another man, Chris Astill, 54, from Tideswell in Derbyshire, died in a separate avalanche at Torridon. |