A group of hill walkers on Ben Nevis were all found and safely returned from Scotland's highest mountain despite earlier reports that one had fallen.
At 09:16 hours, Police Scotland received a report from a group of hill walkers on Ben Nevis who had contacted emergency services following concern for one of their team members.
Whilst trying to gain access to an area known as the 'zig zags', one of the party members became separated from the group after falling down a sloped area, out of sight of the others. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team was notified and mobilised.
Around 10:36, a member of the public, who was in the Glen Nevis area, came across the missing party member and reported the matter to the emergency services. The walker was taken to the Belford Hospital in Fort William where he was reported to have received minor injuries.
Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team and a Royal Navy search and rescue helicopter, then found the remaining hill walkers on the Ben . Of those three remaining, two were taken to Belford Hospital where they were also treated for minor injuries.
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