Two brothers from Co Antrim and a man from Scotland died yesterday when they were hit by an avalanche in the Scottish Highlands.
The men were among a group of climbers tackling Buchaille Etive Mhor, near Glencoe when the avalanche struck.
The dead men were named by police this afternoon as Eamonn Murphy (61) from Carrickfergus and his brother John Murphy (63) from Portrush. The other victim was Brian Murray (46), from Monifieth in Tayside.
Nine people from at least two separate parties were involved in the incident, Northern Constabulary said.
Two men were taken off the mountain by an RAF rescue helicopter which flew them to Fort William's Belford Hospital.
One was pronounced dead on arrival and the second died later. The body of the third person was later discovered buried in the snow.
Another person with a shoulder injury was taken off the mountain and received treatment at Belford Hospital. The five uninjured people were rescued from the mountain.
