A climber used the flash on his camera to alert rescue teams after he became lost in the Scottish Highlands.

The 56-year-old used his mobile phone to contact police and tell them he had become disorientated in the Loch Treig area.

Mountain rescue teams said that the man, from Oxfordshire, did not have a torch and was unable to read his map.

The helicopter crew spotted the flashes and went straight to his location Terry Confield Lochaber mountain rescue team

A search was mounted involving Lochaber mountain rescue team and an RAF helicopter from Lossiemouth.

Rescue team leader Terry Confield said: "It was discovered he had a camera so he was informed over his mobile phone to flash it when he heard the helicopter near him.

"The helicopter crew spotted the flashes and went straight to his location.

"The climber was told not to continue flashing as the helicopter approached as this may blind the pilot. From there he was found and winched to safety."

The man, who did not want to be named, did not require medical treatment following the incident at about 2000 GMT on Saturday.

Ice climbing

Rescue crews were also called out earlier in the day after a climber fell and injured his ankle.

The accident happened while Philip Amos, 31, and a companion were ice climbing at Creag Meagaidh.

Mr Amos, from Edinburgh, was airlifted to Belford Hospital and was released after treatment for a sprained ankle.

Meanwhile, a climber was flown to hospital in Glasgow to be treated for a head injury after falling on a mountain south of Oban.

The man was picked up from Ben Lui by a Sea King helicopter from Prestwick just before 1430 GMT on Sunday.