It required 'exceptional flying' from the helicopter pilot to rescue the stranded climbers
Mountain rescue teams battled extreme weather conditions to airlift two hillwalkers to safety on Tuesday night.
Search and rescue helicopter R151 was scrambled and able to locate the pair, but initially unable to reach them. A video of the dramatic rescue showed the two casualties being successfully airlifted from the mountainside to safety. Sharing pictures and footage from the rescue on social media, Lochaber MRT wrote: "Another late finish last night saw the team with assistance from R151 get a couple of climbers out of a bit of a pickle.
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