Exhausted walker rescued from hills

A walker has been airlifted to hospital after she was overcome with exhaustion while trekking in the Cairngorms.

The Cairngorm mountain rescue team and a coastguard helicopter were involved in yesterday’s rescue on a plateau above the Drumochter hills.

The woman, who was walking with a male companion, was airlifted to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness. Her condition was unknown last night.

Rescue team leader Willie Anderson said: “She just got exhausted and was struggling to make any progress.”