Walkers Missing On Cairngorm
Rescue teams, police and a helicopter are searching for two missing walkers.
Posted: 5 February 2009
by Jon
The BBC and other media sources is reporting that a search is underway for two
hillwalkers thought to be missing overnight in the Cairngorms.
The pair apparently failed to return from a trek across the Cairngorm
plateau on Wednesday and at first light this morning, an RAF
helicopter, police and the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team began a full
search operation.
The latest
forecast for the area from the Mountain Weather
Information Service is for 30-40mph gusting winds and snow for much of
the day giving white-out conditions on the tops, which will make
searching difficult. Snow also fell in the area overnight.
Sadly earlier in the week an Irish woman died after slipping on ice in
the northern corries and hitting her head.
More information at news.bbc.co.uk
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