Hunt for Rachel Slater and Tim Newton on Ben Nevis halted amid tall winds and drifting snowThe ground search for the young couple missing on Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands since last weekend remains suspended as tall winds and drifting snow made conditions too perilous for rescuers to venture on to the mountain on foot.
John Stevenson,from Lochaber mountain rescue team, said the risk of avalanche and difficult weather conditions meant that a ground search on Friday for Rachel Slater, and 24,and Tim Newton, 27, and from Bradford,West Yorkshire, was unlikely.
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Source: theguardian.com