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| Girls found after mountain search | Girls found after mountain search |
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| Four teenage girls who were reported overdue in the Cairngorms while taking part in a Duke of Edinburgh trek have been found safe and well. | |
| The youngsters, aged between 16 and 18, failed to arrive at a camp site near Loch Laggan on Friday night after hiking through the forests. | The youngsters, aged between 16 and 18, failed to arrive at a camp site near Loch Laggan on Friday night after hiking through the forests. |
| They were located at about 1245 BST on Saturday after a search involving the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue and the RAF. | They were located at about 1245 BST on Saturday after a search involving the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue and the RAF. |
| The girls were all pupils at Perth Academy. | The girls were all pupils at Perth Academy. |
| The alarm was raised at about 2230 BST on Friday after Stephanie Hill, Hannah Kettles, Morven Tomison and Lorna Mitchell failed to rendezvous at an agreed point in the area of Feagour, near Kinloch Laggan. | |
| All four were in the area for the assessment of a Duke of Edinburgh gold award. | |
| Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team, assisted by RAF Leeming Mountain Rescue team (training in Glencoe) and Rescue137 helicopter carried out a search. | Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team, assisted by RAF Leeming Mountain Rescue team (training in Glencoe) and Rescue137 helicopter carried out a search. |
| The weather was closing in on us and we did not see any leaders or anything but we just decided to eat something, get the tent up and get to bed Hannah Kettles | |
| Stephanie told BBC Scotland: "We got a wee bit lost along the way, took a few wrong tracks and hurt our ankles a little bit but we got there in the end." | |
| Hannah said: "The weather was closing in on us and we did not see any leaders or anything but we just decided to eat something, get the tent up and get to bed." | |
| She added that they were well trained and equipped. | |
| The girls plan to continue with their expedition. | |
| A spokesperson for Perth and Kinross Council said: "The young people are sensible, experienced and well equipped. | A spokesperson for Perth and Kinross Council said: "The young people are sensible, experienced and well equipped. |
| "As is usual when Duke of Edinburgh teams are overdue, appropriate action was taken and we are delighted they have been successfully traced and are continuing their expedition." | "As is usual when Duke of Edinburgh teams are overdue, appropriate action was taken and we are delighted they have been successfully traced and are continuing their expedition." |