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STV News
18-07-2025
- STV News
Fallen climber with 'severe injuries' stretchered off mountain in huge rescue operation
A fallen climber, who suffered multiple severe injuries, was stretchered off a Highland mountain in a 'significant technical rescue'. The Torridon Mountain Rescue Team was alerted to the incident in the Sword of Gideon area on Bealach na Bà on Tuesday afternoon. A coastguard helicopter was deployed to the scene but upon arrival, it was established that due to the location of the incident, teams were unable to winch the casualty safely. Due to the technical difficulty of the rescue operation, the team made numerous shuttles with equipment to the top of the ridge and built a rigging system to lower a stretcher, medical kit, a remote rescue medical technician and additional stretcher attendant to the area. After reaching the casualty, the team stabilised and assessed a number of injuries. The climber was stretchered down 200m. The climber was then taken to hospital. Torridon Mountain Rescue Team A post from Torridon Mountain Rescue Team read: 'Descending carefully through loose, broken ground, we reached the casualty, where the experienced and well-equipped climbing partners had done an excellent job of keeping the casualty safe until we arrived. 'Assessing and stabilising the multiple severe injuries, we then immobilised and packaged him into the stretcher for onward descent. 'After a total lower of 200m, we handed over the casualty for onward travel to hospital. 'A huge thank you to the crew of Coastguard helicopter R151 for their assistance on this rescue. We wish the casualty the best with their recovery.' Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
Daily Record
17-07-2025
- Daily Record
AI and drones deployed as Scots Mountain Rescue teams search for hillwalker missing since September
Ian Ross was last seen 10 months ago and his car was found in the car park of Beinn Alligin, Torridon, in the Highlands. Mountain Rescue teams have depledoy drones in the search for a missing Scot who was last seen 10 months ago. Ian Ross was reported missing in September last year. A missing person probe was launched when officers discovered the 65-year-old hillwalker's car in the car park of Beinn Alligin, Torridon, in the Highlands. And drones and AI technology have now been used by experts to try locate Ian, of Dingwall. Rescuers from Torridon, Dundonnell, Kintail, Galloway and Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue teams, and the Search and Rescue Aerial Association descended on the Beinn Dearg mountain. Torridon Mountain Rescue Team said on Facebook: "Last Friday evening saw the team host SARAA - Search and Rescue Aerial Association Scotland at our base for a joint demo with Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team and @kintailmrt. "Covering everything from hardware to pilot training and AI detection, it was exciting to see the potential these technologies have to assist what we do in Mountain Rescue. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. "Over the weekend, SARAA pilots, supported by our team, deployed across the Beinn Dearg area to continue the search for the body of Ian Ross, who has been missing since September 2024. "A huge amount of complex terrain was analysed in real time and in post processing AI software to try and identify any visual anomalies that would prompt a ground search. "A huge thanks to SARAA members for coming up to Torridon, with their pilots coming from as far away as Galloway Mountain Rescue Team and Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team - we're very grateful for your support. "All this work is funded entirely by donations, and carried out by volunteers." The SARAA - Search and Rescue Aerial Association - also posted on social media about the operation. The post said: "A number of our pilots from Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team, Ochils Mountain Rescue Team, Oban Mountain Rescue Team, Galloway Mountain Rescue Team and Scottish Cave Rescue Organisation along with Torridon Mountain Rescue Team members recently carried out a multi-day drone search for a long term missing person over a wide, complex and mountainous area. A range of drones, AI and visual recognition software systems were used in the search." When appealing for information on Ian last year, Police Scotland said: "We are appealing for information to help trace Ian Ross, 65, who is missing from Dingwall. "Mr Ross' family became concerned after not being able to contact him and reported him missing to police on Tuesday, 17 September 2024. Officers searching for him traced his car to the car park of Beinn Alligin, Torridon, on Wednesday, 18 September." Ian is described as being 5ft 9ins tall, white, with wavy grey hair, and he is said to be of slim build. Officers do not know what he was wearing when he vanished. Sergeant Duncan Birse, Dingwall Police Station, said: "Mr Ross was last spoken to by family on Sunday, 8 September. He is in regular contact with his family and when they hadn't heard from him for a week, they contacted police. "He is a keen hill-walker, and due to the fact of where his car was found, we have experienced officers along with colleagues from local mountain rescue teams searching Beinn Alligin and the nearby areas in an effort to trace him. "We'd ask that anyone who may have seen Mr Ross since Sunday, 8 September, or his grey Dacia Duster car to get in touch. Information can be passed to officers via 101. Pleased quote incident number 2381 of Tuesday, 17 September 2024 when calling." In their social media posts, both Torridon Mountain Rescue Team and the Search and Rescue Aerial Association said they are reliant on donations. Anyone wishing to donate can do so via their Facebook pages.
STV News
12-06-2025
- STV News
Body discovered on mountain amid search for missing hillwalker
A body has been found in the search for a missing hillwalker in the Highlands. On Friday evening, Torridon Mountain Rescue Team was alerted to an overdue 70-year-old male walker on An Ruadh Stac in the Coulags area. The team searched a number of routes around the mountain and discovered a body 'with no signs of life'. The Coastguard R151 helicopter was dispatched to assist crews in the search and carried the body off the mountain. In a statement, Police Scotland said: 'Around 1.20am on Saturday, June 7, 2025, the body of a 70-year-old man was recovered by police and local area mountain rescue teams from An Ruadh-stac, Strathcarron. 'There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.' Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
Scottish Sun
12-06-2025
- Scottish Sun
Body found on Scots mountain as rescue teams search for missing walker
The tragedy marks the fourth Highlands mountaineering death in a fortnight TRAGIC FIND Body found on Scots mountain as rescue teams search for missing walker Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A BODY has been discovered on a Scottish mountain following the search for a missing hiker. The Torridon Mountain Rescue Team responded to reports late on Friday night of a walker who had failed to return in Wester Ross in the northwest Highlands. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 The tragic incident occurred on the Torridon mountain range Credit: Getty Brave rescuers focused their search on An Ruadh Stac, a steep and rocky Corbett in the Coulags region of the Torridon range. With the assistance of the Coastguard R151 helicopter crew, search teams were deployed to explore various routes around the mountain. Tragically, a body was discovered during the search, with no signs of life. In the early hours of Saturday morning, the Coastguard helicopter returned to airlift both the body and the rescue team from the mountain. In a heartfelt statement, the Torridon Mountain Rescue Team expressed their condolences: 'Late on Friday night, the team was alerted to an overdue walker on An Ruadh Stac in the Coulags area of our range. "The team was deployed, and after a search of various routes around the mountain, unfortunately, a person was found with no signs of life. 'Our thoughts are with the friends and family of the deceased at this difficult time. 'The team is grateful as ever to the Coastguard R151 helicopter crew for assisting with deploying a search team onto the hill, and for returning in the early hours to carry both the team and body off the mountain. 'Our team is made up of unpaid volunteers and operates entirely on donations. "Please consider donating today to help us fund our vital work in the Scottish mountains.' Isle of Skye Considers Campervan Tax to Manage Tourist Influx Police Scotland has been approached for comment. It marks the fourth Highlands mountaineering death in two weeks. Experienced hiker Roderick MacPherson was found at Harta Quarry in the Cuillins mountain range on the Isle of Skye last Friday, June 7. The 67-year-old was last seen outside the Sligachan Hotel on the Isle of Skye on Monday, June 2. He had not been heard from since, sparking a major search by mountain rescue teams, coastguards, police and a coastguard helicopter. On Thursday, June 6, a 46-year-old climber plunged over 650 feet to his death on Ben Nevis. 2 Volunteers from the Torridon Mountain Rescue crew worked with the Coastguard Credit: Facebook/Torridon Mountain Rescue Team His female companion was rescued by visiting members of Cockermouth MRT who were on the UK's highest mountain at the time. Members of Lochaber MRT and a coastguard search and rescue helicopter from Prestwick extracted the body of the climber who was on the Great Tower of Tower Ridge – about 600 feet below the 4413 feet high summit. Rescuers encountered blizzard conditions at the time. And a body was also found on Monday, June 2, in the search for a missing Swiss man who was on a long-distance hike through some of the most remote areas of the Highlands. Bernard Trottet was last known to be at Corryhully Bothy near Glenfinnan on May 27. The 65-year-old had been heading north towards Kinloch Hourn in Knoydart on the Cape Wrath trail. Police discovered a man's body in the water of the Kinloch Hourn area. There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances.
