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Search finds climber's body

Corrie Fee

Rescuers searching for a climber in the Angus Glens recovered a body early Saturday morning (19 March). The joint search between Mountain Rescue and an RAF helicopter was called out on Friday night when the 69 year old Dundee man failed to return from a climbing trip. The body was recovered from Corrie Fee in Glen Doll at the head of Glen Clova and rescuers believe the man may have been caught up in an avalanche.

Tayside Police said the man was a very experienced mountaineer and fully equipped for the conditions.

UPDATE: The dead man has now been formally identified as Dougie Lang, a former president of the Scottish Mountaineering Club and a pioneering rock climber.

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