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| Three dead after Scottish Highlands avalanche | Three dead after Scottish Highlands avalanche |
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| Three people have died after being caught in an avalanche in the Scottish Highlands. | |
| A rescue operation was launched after the avalanche was reported at lunchtime in the Chalamain Gap area of the Cairngorms. The search involved police from Northern Constabulary, Cairngorm mountain rescue team, search and rescue dogs, RAF Lossiemouth's mountain rescue team and a helicopter crew. | A rescue operation was launched after the avalanche was reported at lunchtime in the Chalamain Gap area of the Cairngorms. The search involved police from Northern Constabulary, Cairngorm mountain rescue team, search and rescue dogs, RAF Lossiemouth's mountain rescue team and a helicopter crew. |
| Three people were found and airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, where two men and a woman later died. | Three people were found and airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, where two men and a woman later died. |
| The Chalamain Gap is a valley that runs from the Cairngorm ski road to a route called the Lairig Ghru. | The Chalamain Gap is a valley that runs from the Cairngorm ski road to a route called the Lairig Ghru. |
| An avalanche warning was issued by SportScotland Avalanche Information Service this week which forecast activity overnight on Wednesday in the Cairngorms and hazardous conditions throughout Thursday. | An avalanche warning was issued by SportScotland Avalanche Information Service this week which forecast activity overnight on Wednesday in the Cairngorms and hazardous conditions throughout Thursday. |
| There have been a series of avalanche incidents in the Scottish Highlands over the past few weeks. The worst occurred on 19 January when four experienced climbers were killed in an avalanche in Glencoe. Two of their party survived, although one suffered serious injuries. | There have been a series of avalanche incidents in the Scottish Highlands over the past few weeks. The worst occurred on 19 January when four experienced climbers were killed in an avalanche in Glencoe. Two of their party survived, although one suffered serious injuries. |
| Earlier this week a man died on an expedition with a mountaineering club in the Cairngorms. Graham Connell, 31, from Castleford, West Yorkshire, was found dead in the Jacob's Ladder area of the Cairngorms on Monday after a group of six people were reported overdue on Sunday afternoon. | Earlier this week a man died on an expedition with a mountaineering club in the Cairngorms. Graham Connell, 31, from Castleford, West Yorkshire, was found dead in the Jacob's Ladder area of the Cairngorms on Monday after a group of six people were reported overdue on Sunday afternoon. |
| The other members of his party were picked up unhurt by the crew of an RAF rescue helicopter after being located by members of the Braemar mountain rescue team on a hill near Carn Tarsuinn. | The other members of his party were picked up unhurt by the crew of an RAF rescue helicopter after being located by members of the Braemar mountain rescue team on a hill near Carn Tarsuinn. |
| Earlier this month three men survived falling 150 metres in an avalanche in the Coire an t-Sneachda area of the Cairngorms. | Earlier this month three men survived falling 150 metres in an avalanche in the Coire an t-Sneachda area of the Cairngorms. |