A hillwalker was rescued off a cloud covered mountain in the Cairngorms last night after falling ill, sparking a gruelling six-and-a-half-hour operation.
The man in his 20s was among a party of four when he became unwell near the summit of 4252ft high Braeriach.
The alarm was raised at 9pm, but because of the low cloud level, the Inverness-based coastguard search and rescue helicopter was unable to reach the group.
