Climber injured In Scottish mountain range fall flown to hospital
A climber has been injured after falling while making a solo ascent in the Cairngorms.
A nearby group of five other climbers raised the alarm on Monday afternoon after witnessing the accident in the Loch Etchachan area. Cairngorm, Braemar and Glenmore Lodge mountain rescue teams were called out along with a coastguard helicopter.Cairngorm MRT said the Inverness coastguard helicopter crew had to make a "tricky extraction" of the casualty due to low cloud.
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