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Dramatic footage shows injured climber being rescued off Scots mountain after avalanche

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A squad of brave rescuers carried an injured climber off a treacherous, snowy mountain in the Highlands following an avalanche.

Dramatic footage shows the 10-strong Cairngorms Mountain Rescue Team wade through deep snow and against blistering winds on Saturday.

The man, who is seen strapped into a stretcher, suffered a leg injury and initially had to drag himself across the mountainside to reach the team, the Mirror reports.

He was safely taken to a nearby ski area and received treatment. There have been three avalanches in the Cairngorms in the last 48 hours, according to the Scottish Avalanche Information Service.Further avalanches in the area are considered likely."CMRT call out for a male with a lower leg injury sustained during an

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