Dramatic footage shows the moment two mountaineers were rescued by a helicopter after a cornice collapse in the Cairngorms.
The pair were injured after the cornice, hardened snow that forms on the edge of a mountain, gave way underneath them yesterday afternoon, Sunday, February 16.
Mountain rescue officers scrambled to the Coire an t-Sneachda corrie and the injured duo were stretchered down to a Coastguard helicopter.
A video shows the mountaineers being strapped to the stretchers and walked down to the waiting Highland R151 helicopter.
The clip ends as the chopper takes off and whisks the pair to safety. It is not known the condition of the mountaineers at this stage.
A spokesperson for Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team said: “This afternoon Cairngorm MRT responded to two injured mountaineers who were hit by a cornice collapse in the Mess of Pottage area of Coire an t-Sneachda.
“The casualties were treated onsite, lowered to the coire floor and stretchered out to HM Coastguard – Highland R151 from Inverness. Thankfully RAF Valley MRT were training in the area and assisted throughout the rescue.”