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An injured hillwalker was "lucky to be alive" after being found by chance on the Torridon mountain range.An injured hillwalker was "lucky to be alive" after being found by chance on the Torridon mountain range.
The man had fallen and was unconscious when members of the RAF Kinloss Mountain Rescue team found him at 0130 GMT, while on a training exercise. The 34-year-old man had fallen and was unconscious when members of the RAF Kinloss Mountain Rescue team found him at 0130 GMT, while out training.
The rescue team called Stornoway Coastguard, which sent a helicopter to the Sgorr Ruadh area, in Wester Ross.The rescue team called Stornoway Coastguard, which sent a helicopter to the Sgorr Ruadh area, in Wester Ross.
The man, who regained consciousness, was moved to a less steep spot and taken to Raigmore Hospital, Inverness. The man, who was from the Glasgow area, regained consciousness and was treated in hospital for head injuries.
Chance encounter
A spokesman for Stornoway Coastguard said: "A male hillwalker had fallen, suffered head injuries and was unconscious when the Kinloss team came across him.A spokesman for Stornoway Coastguard said: "A male hillwalker had fallen, suffered head injuries and was unconscious when the Kinloss team came across him.
"It was a chance encounter and it sounds like he was very lucky to be found. It probably saved his life.""It was a chance encounter and it sounds like he was very lucky to be found. It probably saved his life."
The rescue mission took longer than expected because of the steep gradient of the mountain, he added. The rescue mission took longer than expected because of the steep gradient of the mountain, he added, and the man had to be moved before the helicopter could reach him.
The man is still being treated in hospital for head injuries, which are not life threatening.