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| A 73-year-old woman who had been missing in the Perthshire mountains overnight has turned up safe and well. | A 73-year-old woman who had been missing in the Perthshire mountains overnight has turned up safe and well. |
| The pensioner, from Ayrshire, had been out with her son on Sunday to fulfil her husband's dying wish of having his ashes scattered on Schiehallion. | The pensioner, from Ayrshire, had been out with her son on Sunday to fulfil her husband's dying wish of having his ashes scattered on Schiehallion. |
| They became separated and teams from Tayside Police, volunteer mountain rescuers and RAF Leuchars and Lossiemouth launched a search for her. | They became separated and teams from Tayside Police, volunteer mountain rescuers and RAF Leuchars and Lossiemouth launched a search for her. |
| She walked into a doctor's surgery in Kinloch Rannoch at 0915 BST on Monday. | She walked into a doctor's surgery in Kinloch Rannoch at 0915 BST on Monday. |
| About 30 mountain rescuers, plus a helicopter from RAF Lossiemouth, had been out looking for the pensioner before they were stood down at about 0300 BST on Monday. | About 30 mountain rescuers, plus a helicopter from RAF Lossiemouth, had been out looking for the pensioner before they were stood down at about 0300 BST on Monday. |
| Roger Clare from Tayside Civilian Mountain Rescue told the BBC Scotland news website that she was lucky to be alive. | Roger Clare from Tayside Civilian Mountain Rescue told the BBC Scotland news website that she was lucky to be alive. |
| He said: "It would have been pretty uncomfortable. It would have been pretty windy on the mountain and it was cloudy on the top, so it was quite wet as well, quite drizzly. | He said: "It would have been pretty uncomfortable. It would have been pretty windy on the mountain and it was cloudy on the top, so it was quite wet as well, quite drizzly. |
| It still demonstrates the utter complacency with which people often take to the Scottish hills Sgt Colin MacDougallTayside Police Search and Rescue | |
| "I think she must have made her way down quite low by that stage, she certainly wasn't on the top of the mountain while we were there. | "I think she must have made her way down quite low by that stage, she certainly wasn't on the top of the mountain while we were there. |
| "We're very pleased - given her age and the conditions last night, we feared the worst. | "We're very pleased - given her age and the conditions last night, we feared the worst. |
| "So it's fantastic to know she just walked into a doctor's this morning." | "So it's fantastic to know she just walked into a doctor's this morning." |
| Sgt Colin MacDougall, from Tayside Police's search and rescue unit, added: ''Thankfully this has not been a tragic outcome and remarkably the woman is none the worse for her experience. | Sgt Colin MacDougall, from Tayside Police's search and rescue unit, added: ''Thankfully this has not been a tragic outcome and remarkably the woman is none the worse for her experience. |
| "However, it still demonstrates the utter complacency with which people often take to the Scottish hills. Here we have two inexperienced walkers with no maps, no torches, and no navigational equipment whatsoever. | "However, it still demonstrates the utter complacency with which people often take to the Scottish hills. Here we have two inexperienced walkers with no maps, no torches, and no navigational equipment whatsoever. |
| "Even on a simple hill walk, people should be prepared for all eventualities and weather conditions. I hope this incident serves as a timely reminder to anyone considering taking to the hills that being properly prepared is vital.'' | "Even on a simple hill walk, people should be prepared for all eventualities and weather conditions. I hope this incident serves as a timely reminder to anyone considering taking to the hills that being properly prepared is vital.'' |