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| An ice climber who was stranded on a cliff after breaking his leg is being brought to safety after a rescue operation involving up to 50 people. | |
| Teams from RAF Leuchars and Lossiemouth braved blizzards to save the man located at 0430 GMT on Thursday in Raeburns Gully, Deeside, Aberdeenshire. | Teams from RAF Leuchars and Lossiemouth braved blizzards to save the man located at 0430 GMT on Thursday in Raeburns Gully, Deeside, Aberdeenshire. |
| The climber, aged 61, was sheltering at a first aid post on Lochnagar. | |
| Inspector Andrew Todd, from Grampian Police, said the climber was lucky to have found his way to safety. | Inspector Andrew Todd, from Grampian Police, said the climber was lucky to have found his way to safety. |
| He added: "These first aid posts have been placed within specific locations over a number of years by the rescue teams for exactly this type of occurrence." | He added: "These first aid posts have been placed within specific locations over a number of years by the rescue teams for exactly this type of occurrence." |
| The man is expected to be off the cliffs and receiving hospital treatment by mid-morning. | The man is expected to be off the cliffs and receiving hospital treatment by mid-morning. |
| The rescue operation got under way after the climber's wife reported him missing when he failed to return from his solo climb on Wednesday. | The rescue operation got under way after the climber's wife reported him missing when he failed to return from his solo climb on Wednesday. |
| Initial efforts were hampered by gale-force winds and heavy snow and sleet, which rescuers said made the operation "near impossible". | Initial efforts were hampered by gale-force winds and heavy snow and sleet, which rescuers said made the operation "near impossible". |
| The agencies involved in the rescue included Braemar and Grampian Police Mountain Rescue Teams, Royal Air Force teams from RAF Kinloss and RAF Leuchars, and the Aberdeen Mountain Rescue Team. | The agencies involved in the rescue included Braemar and Grampian Police Mountain Rescue Teams, Royal Air Force teams from RAF Kinloss and RAF Leuchars, and the Aberdeen Mountain Rescue Team. |