Man and woman die after Cairngorms avalanche

A man and a woman have died and a man has been critically injured after being caught in an avalanche in the Highlands of Scotland.

All three casualties were airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, with one being pronounced dead on arrival.

The alert was raised shortly after 12:30 in the Chalamain Gap area of the Cairngorms.

Lorna Gordon reports from Aviemore.

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