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Woman dies in 200m mountain fall | |
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A female hillwalker has died in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after she fell about 200m (600ft) in the Cairngorms. | A female hillwalker has died in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after she fell about 200m (600ft) in the Cairngorms. |
The accident happened on Saturday at about 1100 GMT on Coire Cas. | The accident happened on Saturday at about 1100 GMT on Coire Cas. |
Teresa Michelle Conalty, 40, from County Wicklow in the Republic of Ireland, suffered serious head injuries in the fall. | Teresa Michelle Conalty, 40, from County Wicklow in the Republic of Ireland, suffered serious head injuries in the fall. |
Mountain rescue teams, police and ambulance crews and ski patrol staff were all involved in taking Ms Conalty off the mountain. | Mountain rescue teams, police and ambulance crews and ski patrol staff were all involved in taking Ms Conalty off the mountain. |
Strathclyde Police and Arrochar Mountain Rescue teams, who were training nearby, and Cairngorm Mountain Ltd Ski Patrol staff used the funicular to take Ms Conalty to a position from where a search and rescue helicopter could take her to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. | Strathclyde Police and Arrochar Mountain Rescue teams, who were training nearby, and Cairngorm Mountain Ltd Ski Patrol staff used the funicular to take Ms Conalty to a position from where a search and rescue helicopter could take her to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. |
Simon Streer, Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team's deputy leader, said: "She was part of a group walking when she slipped. | Simon Streer, Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team's deputy leader, said: "She was part of a group walking when she slipped. |
"It would have been extremely difficult to stop sliding because the snow here at the moment is iron-hard. | |
"Conditions on Coire Cas were breezy but clear. | "Conditions on Coire Cas were breezy but clear. |
"Everything that could be done was done." | "Everything that could be done was done." |
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