The four were rescued from Ben Lomond. Photo: J Millar/Lomond MRT
Two walkers were airlifted and another pair brought to safety by rescuers after getting stuck in severe weather on Scotland’s most southerly munro.
The Prestwick Coastguard helicopter flew to the scene near the summit of Ben Lomond on Wednesday.
Two of the walkers were found by the search and rescue aircraft and flown from the 974m (3,196ft) mountain.
A second pair of walkers were found by members of Lomond Mountain Rescue Team and helped from the mountain to one of the team’s vehicles.
Rescuers described conditions, which included snow and high winds, as ‘challenging’.
Colin Carroll
12 January 2017Make them pay for rescue!
Neil
13 January 2017Part of the challenge of being a hillwalker in Scotland is knowing when NOT to go out on the hills!
Francis Clark
13 January 2017Glad it all ended well. Always an interesting question about whether they ought to pay. If you went to the hills, fully prepared, and had an accident, should you be made to pay for a rescue and subsequent medical care, even though you willingly undertook a dangerous activity? Should smokers pay for their medical treatment when they get ill from smoking related disease? Personally, I don't think so. Free at the point of delivery for all. You can't legislate against stupidity, or unavoidable accidents.
R Key
18 January 2017Part of the challenge of being a hillwalker in Scotland is being able to deal with bad weather. I thrive on the challenge and fully intend to keep doing so, what's great about it is it gets me away from people who would try and tell me what to do.
Mandy Lighfbot
18 January 2017Don't make them pay for the rescue!
Curt Enrod
18 January 2017Make Neil and Colin pay for their rescue, they must have plenty of money from all the petrol money they save sitting on their backsides patronising people they don't know.