climber fall Highlands Serious incident

Ben Nevis, North Face

Friday, 7 October 2016

A climber in his 50s fell on the North Face of Ben Nevis on Friday and was airlifted by helicopter along with his uninjured companion. He died from his injuries despite the rescue efforts of Lochaber and RAF mountain rescue teams in difficult dark and cloudy conditions.

Outcome: casualty died from injuries

Responding team

Lochaber MRT — team website ↗

Sources

Climber dies after being injured in fall on Ben Nevis news · bbc.com
Team in 'most difficult' rescue after Ben Nevis climber dies in North Face fall news · grough.co.uk
Climber who died after fall named as Fraser Campbell news · bbc.com

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