This is the dramatic moment the Stornoway Coastguard helicopter rescued a climber who'd fallen 100ft from a high mountain ridge in the north west Highlands.
The rescue aircraft was on a training exercise in the area when the woman fell while
climbing the 1,100 metre high Mullach Fraoch-
Not knowing what condition the casualty was in, winchman Norman Macleod was lowered down the dangerous cliff edge by winch operator Dylan Burns.
She was airlifted to safety with pilots, captain Peter Richardson and Marc Grantand, flying the helicopter to hospital in Fort William.
After the incident Norman Macleod said that the climber was extremely lucky that
a passing off-
Mr Macleod said: “They are both unsung heroes and had done a wonderful job to help make her comfortable at great risk to themselves as they were perched on a precarious 400ft drop and in danger of falling further.”
It later emerged she suffered non-
He added: “We understand she is on the road to recovery which is great news for us to hear.”
In another recent mountain incident, the Stornoway Coastguard helicopter rescued two missing walkers who were stuck on a ridge in the Storr, Trotternish, area of Skye.
Video: Rescue helicopter airlifts injured climber to safety
15 May 2017