 The climber was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary |
A climber has survived after plunging about 250ft from a Scottish mountain. The 32-year-old man had been climbing on Lochnagar on Deeside on Sunday afternoon when he lost his footing and slipped.
A companion raised the alarm and the man was found by Grampian Police and Braemar mountain rescue teams.
A rescue helicopter from RAF Lossiemouth was scrambled to the scene. The man was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with a leg injury.