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| Fallen hillwalker found by chance | Fallen hillwalker found by chance |
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| An injured hillwalker was "lucky to be alive" after being found by chance on the Torridon mountain range. | An injured hillwalker was "lucky to be alive" after being found by chance on the Torridon mountain range. |
| The 34-year-old man had fallen and was unconscious when members of the RAF Kinloss Mountain Rescue team found him at 0130 GMT, while out training. | |
| The rescue team called Stornoway Coastguard, which sent a helicopter to the Sgorr Ruadh area, in Wester Ross. | The rescue team called Stornoway Coastguard, which sent a helicopter to the Sgorr Ruadh area, in Wester Ross. |
| The man, who was from the Glasgow area, regained consciousness and was treated in hospital for head injuries. | |
| Chance encounter | |
| A spokesman for Stornoway Coastguard said: "A male hillwalker had fallen, suffered head injuries and was unconscious when the Kinloss team came across him. | A spokesman for Stornoway Coastguard said: "A male hillwalker had fallen, suffered head injuries and was unconscious when the Kinloss team came across him. |
| "It was a chance encounter and it sounds like he was very lucky to be found. It probably saved his life." | "It was a chance encounter and it sounds like he was very lucky to be found. It probably saved his life." |
| The rescue mission took longer than expected because of the steep gradient of the mountain, he added, and the man had to be moved before the helicopter could reach him. | |
| The man is still being treated in hospital for head injuries, which are not life threatening. |