Assynt Mountain Rescue Team search Socach Hill, Brora, in first call-out of 2025
Assynt Mountain Rescue Team received their first call-out of 2025 last night.
Police Scotland requested the team search for a suspected missing person on Socach Hill, Brora.
Nine members of the team along with three dogs and handlers from the Search & Rescue Dog Association (Scotland) searched in deep soft snow under cold clear skies.
A spokesperson for the team said: “We concluded the search at 10.30pm with no sign of anyone in difficulty.”
All members of Assynt Mountain Rescue Team give their time on a completely voluntary basis. The team is on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to help anyone who is in trouble in the mountains.
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