Fife women charged over Covid lockdown breach after Ben Lomond rescue
The women, who are in their 20s and from Fife, got into difficulty in poor weather near the summit of the Stirlingshire peak at about 2pm yesterday.
Lomond Mountain Rescue Team responded when the alarm was raised and helped the pair to return to the foot of mountain uninjured just over four hours later.
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Hide AdPolice, who were also involved in the large-scale rescue operation, have confirmed the women were charged “in connection with culpable and reckless conduct”.
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