Woman taken to hospital in helicopter after fall during mountain walk

The 60-year-old was injured after a fall on Stob Dubh in Glencoe on Monday.

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A woman was taken to hospital in a helicopter after a fall on a mountain in the Highlands.

Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team were called to Stob Dubh in Glencoe, at around 7.10pm on Monday after receiving reports of a 60-year-old falling.

The woman was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for treatment, where her condition is currently unknown.

A police spokesperson said: “We were made aware of a woman having fallen on Stob Dubh in Glencoe around 7.10pm on Monday, May 30.

 “Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team and the HM Coastguard helicopter attended, and the 60-year-old was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow for treatment.”