A tragic incident unfolded on the slopes of Aonach Mor, an imposing peak close to Ben Nevis in Scotland, the place a skier misplaced his life following a critical fall. The person, in his 60s, was navigating the snowy expanse of the Nevis Vary when the accident occurred on Tuesday.
In response to the emergency, a coastguard search and rescue helicopter swiftly transported the injured skier to the hospital. Regardless of these efforts, he succumbed to his accidents the next day. Authorities have confirmed that there have been no suspicious parts concerned within the incident.
In accordance with an announcement from a Police Scotland spokesperson, “At roughly 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, we have been alerted to an injured particular person within the Nevis Vary space close to Torlundy. Emergency companies promptly arrived on the scene, and the person was subsequently taken to the hospital, the place he handed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.”
The police have assured that the circumstances surrounding the skier’s loss of life usually are not thought of suspicious, and they are going to be getting ready a report for the Procurator Fiscal.
‘Emergency companies attended, and the person was taken to hospital the place he later died on Wednesday February 18, 2026.
‘There aren’t any suspicious circumstances, and a report shall be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.’
Mountaineers are being warned to be totally ready by a police mountain rescue crew, following a number of callouts to a treacherous space which has claimed a number of lives.
As we speak the Tayside Mountain Rescue Group posted: ‘The Group has been known as out twice this afternoon for 2 teams of hill walkers in just about the identical space, unable to proceed due to a whole lack of satisfactory equipment, exacerbated by the icy situations.
Ben Nevis in Scotland is the very best mountain within the British Isles, and measures over 4,000ft in peak
The Scottish mountains are common with hikers, however mountain rescue groups dealing with a number of callouts have warned that walkers must be correctly geared up
‘In winter situations, it’s crucial to be correctly geared up with an ice axe and crampons and be educated within the expertise wanted to make use of them.’
The Rescue Group warned that on slopes as steep as 60 levels and with powerful underfoot situations, callouts from folks in peril on distant climbs are on the rise.
On Saturday afternoon, Police Scotland Tayside Mountain Rescue officers and the volunteers of Tayside Mountain Rescue Group attended three separate incidents on the steep icy slopes of Corrie Kilbo in Glen Doll.
In whole ten folks, and two greyhounds, have been rescued from the identical spot, 2500 ft up, inside two hours. One of many callouts concerned six folks.
The calls acquired have been nearly equivalent in nature and concerned teams of walkers who had been taking within the common Munros ‘Mayar’ and ‘Driesh’ and had then discovered themselves in critical problem on the descent again to Glen Doll, whereas negotiating the ‘Kilbo Path’.
Constable Paul Morgan, Tayside’s Police MRT Chief, was a kind of who helped rescue these concerned and gave some perception into the situations encountered by each hillwalkers and the rescuers on the day.
Constable Morgan stated: ‘On the primary event I headed up the Kilbo Path to succeed in these in problem, I discovered the underfoot situations completely dictated my use of ice axe and crampons, proper from the very backside of the ascent proper as much as the place the walkers have been caught on the prime.
‘Given the Kilbo Path dissects the steep corrie wall at angles of as much as 60 levels, a slip at any stage on the snow and ice slope would lead to an individual taking off into the Corrie over 150metres under.
‘In such winter situations, the standard summer time path is non-existent, coated fully in an unforgiving and uniformed blanket of snow and ice.’
‘Earlier than I reached these in problem, I met plenty of different walkers utilizing ice axe and crampons on the slopes, which was so encouraging to see,’ he added.
‘Though it was arduous going underfoot, these folks have been clearly having an important day and having fun with the descent, which was in stark distinction to these we have been there to assist who have been both caught excessive up within the very consequential atmosphere or had slid into the Corrie under.
‘It’s by no means good to see folks in such problem because the worry for them is actual, however with some cautious bodily assist and encouragement, we have been in a position to assist them attain security.
‘The Munros ‘Mayar’ and ‘Driesh’ do have a popularity for being easy to climb throughout most months of the yr, however when winter comes, the ascents / descents in each Corrie Price and on the Kilbo Path are a critical enterprise.
‘I’ve been concerned in lots of rescues through the years at each areas the place slips on ice have resulted in a spread of accidents, together with fatalities, which I’d not need anybody else to undergo.
‘Good winter expertise, together with the usage of ice axes, crampons and evaluation of situations are enjoyable to be taught and as soon as developed will make mountain days at the moment of yr a lot safer and massively satisfying.’
