Body of hillwalker found after falling on mountain

Emergency services were called to An Teallach in Wester Ross on Tuesday afternoon.

Body of hillwalker found after falling on Highland mountain in Wester Ross STV News

A man has died after falling off a ridge of a mountain in the Highlands.

A 54-year-old man fell while climbing the An Teallach ridge in Wester Ross on Tuesday afternoon.

Members of Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team worked alongside Police Scotland and a HM Coastguard helicopter to recover the body after they were alerted at around 2.45pm.

Emergency services confirmed the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Sergeant Kay Macrae said: “Around 2.45pm on Tuesday, 1 March, 2022 officers received reports of an injured hillwalker on An Teallach near Dundonnell in Wester Ross.

“Emergency services attended and a 54-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

“There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and a full report will be forwarded to the Procurator Fiscal.”

A spokesperson from Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team said: “Two of our team members assisted HM Coastguard helicopter in evacuating the deceased person from An Teallach.

“The gentleman concerned had died after a fall from the main ridge of the mountain.”

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