Injured climber rescued after fall on Skye mountain

A group of rescuers huddle around a stretcher on a section of mountain. They're surrounded by dark rocks and there's blue sky and cloud in the background. A coastguard helicopter hovers over the mountain behind the rescue team. The rescuers are wearing waterproof jacket, hard hats and carrying equipment. Skye Mountain Rescue Team

The injured man was lowered in a stretcher before being airlifted to hospital

A climber who fell 15m (50ft) on a mountain on the Isle of Skye has been rescued after suffering multiple injuries.

Skye Mountain Rescue said the incident happened on Tuesday on the north-west ridge of Sgùrr nan Eag, a 924m (3,000ft) munro in the Cuillin range.

A coastguard helicopter carried 10 team members part way up the hill before the rescuers continued on foot to reach the casualty.

The man was airlifted to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness and has since been discharged.

The rescue team said they had responded to almost 20 call-outs in May.

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