Widow Survives Schiehallion Benightment

A 73-year-old widow spent a night out on 3,554ft Schiehallion after scattering her late husband's ashes on the popular Munro and becoming separated from her son.


According to the Scotsman, the woman was reported missing on Saturday after going onto the mountain with her son to scatter her late husband's ashes according to his last wishes. A full-scale search and rescue mission was about to swing into action on Sunday morning, when she thankfully walked into a local health centre to report that she was safe and well.

A spokesperson for local rescue teams says she was 'very lucky' to have survived given her inadequate equipment and lack of experience. Full story at news.scotsman.com.