Mountain Rescue Busy On Skye
2 rescues, 1 dead on Cuillin Ridge
The BBC are reporting two major incidents in the last 24 hours on
Skye's famous Cuillin Ridge. The first incident occured
yesterday afternoon on the Am Basteir Ridge, where two climbers fell
resulting in a fatality. A second incident occurred just hours later
when a man fell 30m on Sgurr Nan Eag. Over half the Skye MRT were
involved in the first callout, with a further 12 in poor visibility
involved in the second rescue. More details from the BBC.
OM members are presently on Skye, with a further meet there shortly, and it's been confirmed that everyone's safe and sound.
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