A male and a female climber have been injured after being caught in an avalanche and falling around 300 metres on Ben Nevis. The accident happened on the Brenva face above Coire Leis on Monday 24 February.
The avalanche was reported at about 1pm and the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team and a Royal Navy helicopter from HMS Gannet in Prestwick assisted with the rescue. The female climber was flown off the mountain and taken to Belford Hospital in Fort William where it is understood that she has serious head injuries. The male was walking wounded.