Last March, four Mountain Rescue Teams, search and rescue dog handlers, and the Stornaway Coastguard helicopter were involved in a search for missing walker, John Mulgrew. Mr Mulgrew, aged 62 from Uddingston, and an experienced hill walker of 20 years, had been climbing Sgurr na Sgine, a Munro on the south Glen Shiel ridge, when he became badly lost in appalling weather.

The alarm was raised by his wife when he failed to return and the search began, co-ordinated by the Police. Eventually Mr Mulgrew was found, barely conscious, lying near a stream. Following the rescue, Mr Mulgrew, a golf coach, made a full recovery and has raised money through various events including a pro-am golf tournament. He will return to the area on Tuesday 18 August to present a cheque and thank his rescuers.

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