UK BULLETINS

Rescued after hours of crawling

AN injured hillwalker crawled for hours before being rescued from one of the remotest parts of the UK.

The woman and another walker were completing the Fisherfield Five munros in north west Scotland on Friday when she slipped and suffered an ankle injury that prevented her from walking any further, mountain rescuers said.

After a “lengthy crawl” lasting a number of hours, the pair spent the night out on the mountain, Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team said.

The uninjured walker then set off on a five-hour walk in the early hours of Saturday to raise the alarm.

Fifteen members of the team and a helicopter from Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis were involved in the rescue operation.