Dramatic footage of a woman climber being airlifted to hospital after falling 100 feet on a mountain in the North West Highlands has been released.
Stornoway Coastguard search and rescue helicopter was in the area training when the alarm was raised around 3pm on Thursday.
The woman was a member of a party climbing the 3615 feet high Mullach Fraoch-choire between Loch Cluanie in Glenmoriston and upper Glen Affric.
Kintail Moutain Rescue Team were also sent but fortunately a passing off-duty doctor saw the fall and went to the woman’s aid.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said the woman was reported to have fallen around 100 feet but fortunately had “non-life threatening injuries.”
She was airlifted to the Belford Hospital in Fort William. Her condition is unknown.
“Celebrating their 30th anniversary today, the Coastguard search and rescue helicopter based at Stornoway, has even more reason to celebrate after receiving news that the climber that they’d rescued yesterday afternoon is on the road to recovery,” said a spokeswoman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency
“Not knowing what condition the climber was in, Winchman Norman MacLeod was lowered down the dangerous cliff edge by Winch Operator Dylan Burns to airlift her to safety. “Commenting after the incident Norman said that the climber was extremely lucky that a passing off-duty doctor had witnessed the fall and had managed to reach her and her husband, who had also climbed down to her to help administer first aid.”
Mr MacLeod said:”They are both unsung heroes and had done a wonderful job to help make her comfortable at great risk to themselves as they were perched on a precarious 400ft drop and in danger of falling further. We understand she is on the road to recovery which is great news for us to hear.”
After rescuing her, Captain Peter Richardson and his Co-Pilot Marc Grant flew her to the Belford Hospital.
