Death of woman in gorge treated as ‘unexplained’

A 78-year-old woman’s death at a deep gorge near Ullapool in Wester Ross is being treated as “unexplained”.

Police Scotland were alerted to the woman being in the ravine at 10:30am on Saturday and said there were no suspicious circumstances. Mountain rescuers lifted the body from the gorge.

Police said: “Next of kin have been informed and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.”