Two men killed in Glencoe avalanche

TWO climbers swept away by an avalanche on a Scottish mountain have died, police have confirmed.

The bodies of two men were recovered by a Mountain Rescue team from the Buachaille Etive Mor area of Glencoe.

A Northern Constabulary spokesman said no further details would be released until next of kin had been informed.

Northern Constabulary have advised climbers to check information from the Scottish Avalanche Information Service before heading for the Scottish mountains.

A man was injured in another avalanche at CIC Hut on the north face of Ben Nevis.

He was found in Coire Na Ciste after falling several hundred feet from an ice climb.

Rescue teams, including a helicopter, were sent to the area.

The man injured in the avalanche at CIC Hut was airlifted from Ben Nevis to Belford Hospital in Fort William with serious injuries and is expected to be transferred to the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow for further treatment.

Northern Constabulary said inquiries into the accident were continuing.

Northern Constabulary’s Area Commander Chief Inspector John Chisholm said: “We are expecting more severe weather and heavy snowfalls over the next couple of days.

“Any climbers going on to the hills should check the latest reports issued by the Scottish Avalanche Information Service and the latest weather reports.”

The SportScotland avalanche forecast service today gave a high rating for avalanche risk in the Glencoe area.

SportScotland warned that “windslab” had been deposited on the south to west aspects of Glencoe, as well as other sheltered locations.