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Evening Standard
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Paul Cargill

Pensioner rescued after getting stuck on cliff for 24 hours in Scottish wilderness

An experienced 72-year-old hillwalker had to be rescued by a lifeboat crew after he was stranded on a remote cliff ledge for more than 24 hours in the Scottish highlands.

The RNLI team from Kyle set sail at around 1.20pm on Monday after the Coastguard received a call from the pensioner saying he was trapped in the Kinloch Hourn area of the western Highlands, which is widely regarded as one of the most inaccessible wildernesses in the UK.

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