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Funeral for second skiing victim | Funeral for second skiing victim |
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A funeral has been held for a skier who died on a Norwegian mountain along with his friend's son. | |
Jim Ross, 50, from Swordale, near Evanton, Ross-shire, and Peter Wilson, 18, from Inverness-shire, perished in a blizzard earlier this month. | Jim Ross, 50, from Swordale, near Evanton, Ross-shire, and Peter Wilson, 18, from Inverness-shire, perished in a blizzard earlier this month. |
The service for Mr Ross was held at Inverness Crematorium and mourners were asked to donate to the Red Cross and mountain rescue. | |
Peter's father Rupert survived after he was discovered by Red Cross members. | |
Rupert Wilson met Mr Ross while serving in the Army. | |
Severe hypothermia | |
All three men worked at a pharmaceuticals factory in Inverness. | |
The skiers were overwhelmed by the weather on the Hardangervidda, Europe's largest mountain plateau, in the south west of the country. | |
A Red Cross rescue patrol found the group near a glacier, two miles from the safety of a cabin on 11 March. | |
Peter Wilson and Mr Ross were already dead and Rupert Wilson was suffering from severe hypothermia. | |
His son's funeral was held at Urquhart and Glenmoriston Church in Drumnadrochit on Wednesday. |