THREE hillwalkers have been found dead after failing to return from a walk in Glen Coe.
Police Scotland said bodies were discovered during a search for the three missing people, which had been launched after the group failed to return from Aonach Eagach Ridge.
The alarm was raised around 21:05 on Saturday, 5 August.
HM Coastguard as well as Glencoe and RAF mountain rescue teams assisted with the recovery operation.
A force spokesperson added: "There do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances. A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal."
A spokesperson for HM Coastguard said: “HM Coastguard assisted Police Scotland following reports of three missing walkers in Glencoe on Saturday, August 5.
“Alerted at around 10.50pm, the Coastguard helicopter from Inverness assisted with a thorough search of the Aonach Eagach ridge.
“The helicopter from Prestwick provided further support to police and mountain rescue teams Sunday morning.”
The ridge, Aonach Eagach, is said to be one of the narrowest in Scotland and requires a scrambling ability to cross.
The rocky six-mile stretch includes two Munro summits - Sgorr nam Fiannaidh at 3,175ft high and Meall Dearg at 3,124ft high.
Kate Forbes, SNP MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, offered her condolonces online.
She wrote: "This is horrendous news. My thoughts are with the families. My sincere appreciation to Mountain Rescue, as always, and the emergency services."
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel