Four people have died after an avalanche in Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands, the Northern Constabulary has said.
A party of six climbers, three men and three women, were caught up in the avalanche on Bidean Nam Bian, at about 14:00.
One male member of the party raised the alarm.
The sixth climber, a woman, is in a serious condition in hospital in Fort William.
It is understood the party were descending from a peak on the south side of the valley, when the slope they were on broke away.
The climbers were descending close to Church Door Buttress, when the snow slope broke away.
Five of them were swept down the mountain and engulfed by ice and snow.
One, who had avoided being swept away, raised the alarm, and a major rescue effort got under way.
One female climber was recovered alive but has serious head injuries.
Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's deputy first minister, expressed her concerns on Twitter, saying: "Dreadful news from Glencoe. Thoughts with all those affected."
Saturday 19 January 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-21101217
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