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Police name Glen Shiel fall victim

A lengthy mountain rescue search ended yesterday (Saturday 15 October) with the recovery of the body of a climber from the Glen Shiel mountains above the the Cluanie Inn. The dead man has now been named by Police as 65 year old Tom Clark, a graphic designer from Aberdeen.

Kintail Mountain Rescue Team, SARDA Search Dogs along with Police and Rescue 137 from RAF Lossiemouth attended following an emergency call was received around 5:30 pm stating that a man had fallen a considerable distance. Eventually the fallen climber was located and found to have suffered fatal injuries.

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