Walker rescued after suffering exhaustion

A walker has been rescued and taken to hospital after suffering exhaustion while hiking in the Highlands.

Members of Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team and a Coastguard helicopter took part in the recovery operation on a plateau above the Drumochter hills.

The rescue team said the woman was airlifted to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.

CMRT team leader Willie Anderson said: “She had been up in the hills above Drumochter and just got exhausted.

“Her companion decided to call for help.”

DUNDEE