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Marines Save Life of Stranded Climber on Ben Nevis
Royal and Dutch marines improvised a stretcher and rescued a hypothermic climber from sub-zero temperatures and blizzard conditions near Ben Nevis summit.
- During the week, Royal Marine Reserves Scotland and the Dutch Korps Mariniers found and rescued a climber near Ben Nevis' summit during Exercise Highland Warrior.
- The climber had become separated from his two friends and slipped on icy slopes without crampons, facing a snowstorm that halted his progress.
- Wind and physical deterioration combined to show the urgency of the situation, with `Solid blocks of ice clung to his eyebrows, hat, and gloves` and summit wind chill near-20C, Colour Sergeant McKenzie said.
- They carried the climber to the snowline and handed him to emergency services as a precaution; Sgt Onno Lankhaar, Dutch marine section commander, said he would not have survived without their aid.
- Sergeant Rich Ely and Major Matt O'Toole's recent drills during the week enabled marines to improvise a stretcher from standard training kit, earning praise for saving the climber.
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