A group of hikers were airlifted from a mountain in Scotland after one member became injured forcing them to spend the night in the wilderness.
The climber, and three friends, were hiking up Coire nan Lochan in Glencoe and found themselves in difficulty but with no phone signal, they were unable to call for help.
The group made the decision to spend the night on the mountainside where conditions were wet and cold before calling for emergency services early the next morning.
Volunteers from Glencoe Mountain Rescue were sent out at 6am on Friday morning, tasked with recusing the group, the Daily Record reports.
Thankfully, the rescue team were able to locate the group of stricken climbers but found one member with a lower leg injury.
They were given pain relief at the scene before being taken to hospital by helicopter with the others taken down to safety.
A statement from the team said: “ Police Scotland requested us to attend a location in Coire nan Lochan at just after 6 am, they had received a 999 call from there, however, the call dropped out before any details could be given.
“As team members arrived at the location it became apparent that a group of 4 walkers became benighted after one of them sustained a lower leg injury.
“Finding that they had no phone signal in the growing darkness they took the commendable decision to sit tight and wait for first light before attempting to summon help.
“Team medics were able to assess and splint the injury, providing pain relief before handing over care to Rescue 151 from Inverness who were able to land nearby and transport the casualty to hospital.
“Our volunteers then escorted the remainder of the party safely off the hill before heading for some much-needed breakfast, then on to the day jobs.”
Just hours later, the crew were called out again to attend to a 'medical episode'.
The climber and their partner were stranded on Aonach Eagach ridge but were successfully escorted down to safety a short while later.
