Sgurr a' Mhàim. Photo: Mick Knapton CC-BY-SA-3.0

Mountain rescuers went to the aid of an elderly dog that was suffering in the heat while descending a Highland Peak.

Members of the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team were alerted about 8pm yesterday that a family was having difficulties on Sgurr a’ Mhàim, the second-highest peak in the Mamores.

The dog was suffering from heat exhaustion and was found, along with the family and three other dogs, by team members on the 1,099m (3,606ft) munro, and the rescue team treated one of the adults in the group for a minor leg injury and then walked the party off the hill.

A member of the Lochaber MRT carried the injured dog down to safety.

Earlier the same day, the volunteer team was called to help a paraglider who was injured while trying to take off from the tourist path up Ben Nevis.

The rescuers were called at 11.30 am and treated the flyer who was then airlifted by a Sea King helicopter from RAF Lossiemouth to Fort William.

On Thursday, two walkers were rescued after getting cragfast in the area near Steall Falls in Glen Nevis.

Lochaber MRT responded to reports from hillwalkers of cries for help in the area about 8.30pm. The RAF Lossiemouth Sea King crew again helped rescue the pair from the crag and they were taken, uninjured, to Fort William.