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Climber dies in the Cairngorms

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Helen Webster

A climber has has died after falling about 200m in Glen Einich in the Cairngorms today (Friday 4 July).
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Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team said the man slipped and fell while climbing with a colleague who managed to raise the alarm. The fall happened around 12:45 and both Cairngorm Mountain Rescue and a rescue helicopter from RAF Lossiemouth were sent to the scene.

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