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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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Royal Marines help save life of stranded climber on Ben Nevis in arctic-like conditions
A group of British and Dutch marines rescued a stranded climber on Ben Nevis last week after discovering him curled up in the snow near the summit, entering early stages of hypothermia.The dramatic rescue unfolded on January 24 when Royal Marine Reserves Scotland and their counterparts from the Dutch Korps Mariniers were conducting mountain training on Britain's highest peak.The team stumbled upon the lone mountaineer during a fierce blizzard, w…
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