Police searching for a skier missing after an avalanche struck near Glencoe in Scotland have found a body.
Daniel Maddox, from Clackmannanshire, was skiing in an off-piste area behind Glencoe Ski Centre with his friend when the avalanche struck at about 1pm yesterday.
The 41-year-old, who was said to be an experienced skier, was swept away and buried under the snow.
About 30 people from Glencoe and Lochaber mountain rescue teams, police, the mountain resort's ski patrol and a helicopter from RAF Lossiemouth all helped with the operation in the Etive Glades.
The avalanche was the second serious incident at Glencoe this year John Grieve, leader of Glencoe Mountain Team, said the avalanche travelled about 1,000ft down the rocky face of the slope.
"The avalanche has actually gone into a gully, and in some places the snow is about 40ft deep," he said. "It's not like a normal ski slope where it is mainly smooth and straight. There are a lot of rocks around and it is more dangerous."
The missing skier's friend was not thought to have been hurt in the incident.
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