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HEROIC CREWS BATTLED THROUGH THE NIGHT TO SAVE A WALKER WHO VANISHED ON THE FIVE SISTERS OF KINTAIL IN THE HIGHLANDS. 19:06, 20 Feb 2025Updated 15:12, 21 Feb 2025 An injured walker was

rescued from a Scots mountain range during a complex near 10 hour SOS mission in extreme conditions. Heroic crews battled through the night to save a woman who vanished on the Five Sisters

of Kintail in the Highlands. A complex operation saw Mountain Rescue Teams and a Coastguard Rescue helicopter all scrambled to the scene. The alarm was raised on Wednesday at 4.30pm to

reports of a possible missing female walker, who was part of a group of two experienced walkers. Kintail Mountain Recue crews immediately assembled a number of search parties to try and

locate her. The eagle-eyed rescue chopper team, deployed from Prestwick, nearly 200 miles away, was able to locate the casualty on the south side of the ridge in very steep and dangerous

ground. Kintail Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) have told how the search quickly turned into an emergency rescue mission - with extremely high winds and deteriorating weather stopping the

helicopter from being able to help. Article continues below Brave teams constructed a rigging system to haul the woman to safer ground. The MRT's medic was able to treat her for

injuries to her head and arm sustained during a fall. The teams were able to assist her off the hillside to waiting vehicles. The steep and slippy terrain, combined with the poor weather,

made the descent difficult and protracted. Everybody involved safely returned to the base in Morvich by around 6am on Thursday morning. The woman was taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness

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hair-raising rescue show crews navigating the steep ridge in the dark. The images show the difficult conditions with heavy downpours battering the iconic Munros site. A statement from

Kintail Mountain Rescue posted on Facebook praised the team. It read: "This was a sterling effort by multiple agencies and the amazing volunteers from Kintail MRT. We wish the casualty

a speedy recovery and safe travels home. "Kintail Mountain Rescue Team is made up entirely of volunteers. We are on call 365 days a year, 24 hours a day to help anyone who is in trouble

in the mountains." Article continues below A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service said : "We received a call at 04:30 hours to attend an incident near Kyle. We

dispatched one ambulance to the scene and one patient was transported to Raigmore Hospital, Inverness." _DON'T MISS THE LATEST NEWS FROM AROUND SCOTLAND AND BEYOND._ _SIGN UP TO

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