A hillwalker was rescued off a cloud coated mountain within the Cairngorms final night time after falling sick, sparking a gruelling six-and-a-half-hour operation.
The person in his 20s was amongst a celebration of 4 when he turned unwell close to the summit of 4252ft excessive Braeriach.
The alarm was raised at 9pm, however due to the low cloud degree, the Inverness-based coastguard search and rescue helicopter was unable to achieve the group.
Because of this, a few of the 17 members of Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Workforce known as out had been airlifted to simply beneath the cloud base.
It was there that they discovered the get together in tents.
A video taken on the scene reveals three Mountain Rescue group members piling out of a helicopter carrying flashlights and different gear as they prepared themselves to get the walker to security.
Cairngorm MRT chief, Ian Cornfoot, mentioned the rescuers had confronted a protracted stretcher carry.
After remedy, nevertheless, the casualty was in a position to stroll off with assist from the group.
The crew arrived again at base at 3.30am at this time.
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