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Two men die in Glencoe avalanche Two men die in Glencoe avalanche
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Two climbers swept away by an avalanche in the Highlands have died, police have confirmed.Two climbers swept away by an avalanche in the Highlands have died, police have confirmed.
The bodies of two men were recovered by a mountain rescue team from the Buchaille Etive Mor area of Glencoe.The bodies of two men were recovered by a mountain rescue team from the Buchaille Etive Mor area of Glencoe.
Northern Constabulary said the men, who have not been named, were swept up in the avalanche shortly before 1700 GMT.Northern Constabulary said the men, who have not been named, were swept up in the avalanche shortly before 1700 GMT.
The Glencoe incident was the second suspected avalanche in Scotland on Wednesday, after a man was injured on the north face of Ben Nevis.The Glencoe incident was the second suspected avalanche in Scotland on Wednesday, after a man was injured on the north face of Ben Nevis.
The leader of Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team, John Grieve, said the dead men were in a party of three. The two climbers in Glencoe were with a third man, who escaped being carried down the ridge.
"Two of them set off a very small, slab avalanche that just took them off their feet, they fell a long way," he said. They climbed all the way down the mountain, checking areas where the two might be, until they found their bodies John GrieveGlencoe Mountain Rescue Team
A group of walkers behind saw what happened and called the emergency services.
The leader of Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team, John Grieve, said: "Two of the party set off a very small, slab avalanche that just took them off their feet, they fell a long way.
"It was very steep ground and they fell about 1,500ft, right down almost to the bottom of the mountain.""It was very steep ground and they fell about 1,500ft, right down almost to the bottom of the mountain."
He said another group of climbers met the uninjured member of the party. He said the other group of climbers met the uninjured member of the party.
"They climbed all the way down the mountain, checking areas where the two might be, until they found their bodies," he added."They climbed all the way down the mountain, checking areas where the two might be, until they found their bodies," he added.
'More snowfall'
The survivor then used a handheld GPS unit to guide rescue teams to the spot where the bodies lay.
In the Ben Nevis incident, which happened at about 1030 GMT, a man was found in Coire Na Ciste after falling several hundred feet from an ice climb.In the Ben Nevis incident, which happened at about 1030 GMT, a man was found in Coire Na Ciste after falling several hundred feet from an ice climb.
He was given medical attention on the mountain before being flown to hospital in Fort William and subsequently, to Glasgow's Southern General Hospital.He was given medical attention on the mountain before being flown to hospital in Fort William and subsequently, to Glasgow's Southern General Hospital.
Ch Insp John Chisholm said: "We are expecting more severe weather and heavy snowfalls over the next couple of days.
"Any climbers going on to the hills should check the latest reports issued by the Scottish Avalanche Information Service and the latest weather reports."
In January last year, a man from Tayside and two men from Northern Ireland were swept away by hundreds of tons of snow, while climbing a gully in the same area.