Police received a report of the man falling at Coire a’ Bhasteir(Picture: Skye Mountain Rescue Team)

An ‘experienced’ 80-year-old hillwalker has died after a fall on Skye.

Police received a report of the man falling at Coire a’ Bhasteir at around 3.05pm on Wednesday.

Emergency services including the Skye Mountain Rescue team called out.

Sadly the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

A post from the mountain rescue team on Facebook said: ‘On Wednesday afternoon, the team responded to a report of a fallen climber in Coire a’ Bhasteir.

‘Sadly, the experienced male’s injuries were fatal.

‘Stornoway rescue helicopter R948, twenty mountain rescue personnel, and several passing climbers all assisted in evacuating the body from the mountain.

‘Our thoughts go out to the climber’s family and friends.’

Police Scotland confirmed there were no suspicious circumstances.

They said: ‘Officers received a report of a man having fallen at Coire a’ Bhasteir on the Isle of Skye around 3.05pm on Wednesday, 26 July, 2023.

‘Emergency services attended, and an 80-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

‘There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances and a report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.’

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Police Scotland confirmed there were no suspicious circumstances.