Tributes have been paid to a Boys' Brigade leader who died while leading a party of young people in the Cairngorms last week.
Norman Smith, 61, was a Duke of Edinburgh's Award Assessor and suffered a massive heart attack while approaching the summit of 3796ft Beinn Bhrotain last Tuesday.
Mr Smith had served the Fourth Dunfermline (Abbey Company) of the Boys' Brigade for 23 years after joining as an officer in 1990.
The company was due to leave for annual camp in Pitlochry on Friday, but it was cancelled as a mark of respect.
Bill Stevenson, Director, Scotland, The Boys' Brigade, said: "Norrie was a well-known figure in the BB in Scotland and for many years had been a member of our national expedition panel. He was a real character and I know many young people have benefited from his training and guidance over the years.
"We were all deeply saddened to hear of this tragic loss and all at BB Scottish HQ send our condolences to Norrie's family and to his col- leagues in the Fourth Dunfermline."
John Murdoch, captain of the Dunfermline com-pany said: "It was perhaps fitting that in his final moments Norrie was pursuing his two great loves, hiking in the hills, and helping young people to enrich their lives."
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