THE rescue search for a Bradford couple missing on Ben Nevis has been suspended until this weekend.
Rachel Slater, 24, and Tim Newton, 27, failed to return from an outing on Britain's highest mountain last weekend. They were reported missing on Monday, February 15.
A Police Scotland, Highland and Islands Division spokesman this morning said there were no planned searches until the weekend.
Temperatures are expected to drop to -9C, with fog expected this afternoon.
A 26-strong search team braved severe sub-zero temperatures, high winds, falling snow and limited visibility on Saturday in a renewed bid to trace the couple.
But they ruled out any searching on Sunday due to "increasingly hazardous weather" and a risk of avalanches.
Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team (LMRT) have called for other climbers to share information with them to help the search.
Police have asked anyone with information, no matter how insignificant they think it is, to contact them on 101.
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