Rescuers are trying to find an Ayrshire hillwalker last seen near the summit of a Glencoe mountain yesterday.
Neil Gillingham from Kilmarnock was last seen around 1.30pm on Sunday, 6 March near the summit of Stob Coire Nam Beith.
The 43-year-old had planned to walk a route from the Hidden Valley car park to Bidean Nam Bian and Stob Coire Nam Beith before descending to the Lost Valley.
Searches are ongoing in the area with the assistance of the Glencoe, Lochaber, Oban, RAF and Police Scotland mountain rescue teams and the HM Coastguard helicopter.
Neil is described as 5ft 8in tall, of stocky build with receding fair hair and blue eyes.
He was wearing a blue Rab waterproof jacket, black thermal trousers and brown walking boots. He was walking with his black and white springer spaniel dog.
Sergeant Leigh Brown of Fort William Police Station said: “Neil did not return as planned from a walk in Glencoe and extensive search activity is now ongoing to locate him.
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“I would urge anyone who believes they may have seen or spoken to him at any time since he was last seen near the top of Stob Coire Nam Beith on Sunday afternoon to get in touch urgently.
“Anyone with information can call 101, quoting reference 3012 of 6 March, 2022."
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