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wet walker - refused callout; teenager trapped in gully Highlands
Ben Nevis
Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team refused assistance to a walker who became wet on Ben Nevis during midsummer conditions without waterproofs, advising him to descend himself; he remained in the summit shelter and walked down with another climber the following morning. The post also reports a separate incident in which a teenager was rescued by helicopter after becoming trapped in a gully during a river crossing near Ben Nevis whilst on a Duke of Edinburgh expedition, and mentions the ongoing search for a climber who fell through a cornice in January.
Outcome: wet walker descended unassisted with another climber; teenager rescued by helicopter winch with mild hypothermia
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