Ben Nevis: Climber dies after avalanche on Scottish mountain

A antheral has died successful an avalanche connected the North Face of Ben Nevis successful Scotland.

Emergency services were made alert of the avalanche astatine astir 15:35 GMT connected Friday and the 48-year-old was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

Another man, 40, suffered serous injuries and was taken to Belford Hospital successful Fort William. Their adjacent of kin person been informed.

Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team, which was dispatched with a helicopter, said the descent was astir 600m (1969ft).

Ben Nevis, which stands astatine 1,345m (4,413ft), is Britain's highest peak.

In a Facebook post, the upland rescue squad said the men were recovered astatine fig 2 gully and offered their thoughts to the climber's families.

The station read: "With the upwind creating immoderate challenging conditions the chopper was constricted to the assistance it could offer.

"This meant that we had an extended extrication of the casualties and 8 hours aft the archetypal telephone we delivered the casualty to the Belford Hospital for further appraisal and treatment."

Another climber, Rob Brown, died successful an mishap connected the North Face of the upland successful August.