missing persons Highlands Serious incident

Ben Nevis

Monday, 15 February 2016

Two climbers from Bradford, Rachel Slater and Tim Newton, went missing on Ben Nevis on 15 February 2016 after failing to return from an outing. Mountain rescuers conducted ongoing search efforts in the Coire na Ciste area, hampered by hazardous weather including snow and high winds. The status of the couple remained unresolved at the time of reporting.

Outcome: unresolved search continuing

Responding team

Lochaber MRT — team website ↗

Source

Ben Nevis climbers search: New efforts to trace couple news · bbc.com

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