Hillwalker’s body recovered after weeks of searching in Highlands

The body of a hillwalker who went missing with his brother in the Highlands has been recovered.

Neil and Alan Gibson failed to return from a planned walk in the Achnashellach area of Strathcarron on 8 February.

The body of Alan, 56, was recovered from the Beinn Liath Mhor area on 10 February, following extensive searches. The remains of their black Pointer dog, Archie, which accompanied them on the walk, were also found.

Another body was recovered on Sunday and has been confirmed as that of Neil, 63. 0 Neil Gibson’s body was recovered on Sunday

Sergeant Graham Cameron said: “I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to all the volunteers and partner search agencies that made tireless efforts to find Neil, Alan and Archie.

“As always, they persevered and worked incredibly hard to battle some difficult and dangerous conditions in the hope of giving their family and friends some closure.”

He added: “My thoughts remain with Neil and Alan’s family today, who have shown such strength and bravery when faced with such a tragedy.”

Extensive searches had involved members of Torridon Mountain Rescue Team, Kintail MRT, Glenelg MRT, the RAF Mountain Rescue Team, rescue dogs from Sarda Scotland and a Coastguard helicopter.