Body discovered on mountain amid search for missing hillwalker
On Friday evening, Torridon Mountain Rescue Team was alerted to an overdue 70-year-old male walker on An Ruadh Stac in the Coulags area.
The team searched a number of routes around the mountain and discovered a body 'with no signs of life'.
The Coastguard R151 helicopter was dispatched to assist crews in the search and carried the body off the mountain.
In a statement, Police Scotland said: 'Around 1.20am on Saturday, June 7, 2025, the body of a 70-year-old man was recovered by police and local area mountain rescue teams from An Ruadh-stac, Strathcarron.
'There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.'
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