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STV News
2 days ago
- STV News
Body discovered on mountain amid search for missing hillwalker
A body has been found in the search for a missing hillwalker in the Highlands. 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.' Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Scottish Sun
Body found on Scots mountain as rescue teams search for missing walker
The tragedy marks the fourth Highlands mountaineering death in a fortnight TRAGIC FIND Body found on Scots mountain as rescue teams search for missing walker Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A BODY has been discovered on a Scottish mountain following the search for a missing hiker. The Torridon Mountain Rescue Team responded to reports late on Friday night of a walker who had failed to return in Wester Ross in the northwest Highlands. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 The tragic incident occurred on the Torridon mountain range Credit: Getty Brave rescuers focused their search on An Ruadh Stac, a steep and rocky Corbett in the Coulags region of the Torridon range. With the assistance of the Coastguard R151 helicopter crew, search teams were deployed to explore various routes around the mountain. Tragically, a body was discovered during the search, with no signs of life. In the early hours of Saturday morning, the Coastguard helicopter returned to airlift both the body and the rescue team from the mountain. In a heartfelt statement, the Torridon Mountain Rescue Team expressed their condolences: 'Late on Friday night, the team was alerted to an overdue walker on An Ruadh Stac in the Coulags area of our range. "The team was deployed, and after a search of various routes around the mountain, unfortunately, a person was found with no signs of life. 'Our thoughts are with the friends and family of the deceased at this difficult time. 'The team is grateful as ever to the Coastguard R151 helicopter crew for assisting with deploying a search team onto the hill, and for returning in the early hours to carry both the team and body off the mountain. 'Our team is made up of unpaid volunteers and operates entirely on donations. "Please consider donating today to help us fund our vital work in the Scottish mountains.' Isle of Skye Considers Campervan Tax to Manage Tourist Influx Police Scotland has been approached for comment. It marks the fourth Highlands mountaineering death in two weeks. Experienced hiker Roderick MacPherson was found at Harta Quarry in the Cuillins mountain range on the Isle of Skye last Friday, June 7. The 67-year-old was last seen outside the Sligachan Hotel on the Isle of Skye on Monday, June 2. He had not been heard from since, sparking a major search by mountain rescue teams, coastguards, police and a coastguard helicopter. On Thursday, June 6, a 46-year-old climber plunged over 650 feet to his death on Ben Nevis. 2 Volunteers from the Torridon Mountain Rescue crew worked with the Coastguard Credit: Facebook/Torridon Mountain Rescue Team His female companion was rescued by visiting members of Cockermouth MRT who were on the UK's highest mountain at the time. Members of Lochaber MRT and a coastguard search and rescue helicopter from Prestwick extracted the body of the climber who was on the Great Tower of Tower Ridge – about 600 feet below the 4413 feet high summit. Rescuers encountered blizzard conditions at the time. And a body was also found on Monday, June 2, in the search for a missing Swiss man who was on a long-distance hike through some of the most remote areas of the Highlands. Bernard Trottet was last known to be at Corryhully Bothy near Glenfinnan on May 27. The 65-year-old had been heading north towards Kinloch Hourn in Knoydart on the Cape Wrath trail. Police discovered a man's body in the water of the Kinloch Hourn area. There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances.
