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injured climber Highlands Serious incident
Ben Nevis, Comb Gully
A climber suffered a broken leg after falling on Comb Gully on Ben Nevis and was airlifted to hospital by Coastguard helicopter. On the same day, Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team responded to three separate incidents on the mountain, also assisting two climbers who became crag-fast overnight on Tower Ridge and a couple stuck on Tower Gully.
Outcome: casualty airlifted to hospital by Coastguard helicopter; other casualties guided down safely
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