The daughter of a hillwalker, who went missing in the Cairngorms two months ago, has paid tribute to her “doting father” after a body was found in the wilderness.
The family of missing climber James Robertson, 61, were informed following the discovery in the Glen Lui area of the national park, near Braemar, last week.
Although formal identification has not yet taken place, his daughter Lynn Robertson, has confirmed it was her father – known as Jim.
The Braemar Mountain Rescue Team spent weeks and more than 3,000 man hours searching for Mr Robertson, of Glasgow.
Following his disappearance, Ms Robertson set up a JustGiving page for the rescuers, which has raised nearly £12,000.
She said he had been discovered in the Creag a’choire Etchachan area, near the heart of the Cairngorms in Glen Derry, as she paid a heart-wrenching tribute to her father.
On her social media page Ms Robertson added: “Although formal identification is yet to take place, I am completely heartbroken to say it was our dad who was recovered from Creag a’choire Etchachan.
“Our family are so thankful for all the support we have received over the past months from both friends and strangers.
“We’ve been so touched by how caring everyone has been and how generously people have given in support of the mountain rescue teams.
“From the very beginning, the rescue volunteers have given us every reason to put all our trust in them. They gave us hope when, initially, we thought nothing could be done for our dad.
“I’d like to ask our dad is not remembered as ‘a body found in the Cairngorms’ but as a doting father, adored brother, a loving son and, of course, a true hill lover.
“A kindred spirit has reached out to our family with these touching words – ‘He will be soaring with the eagles above the mountain tops. What a view he will have.’
“Soar high Dad.”
She also praised the “great compassion” of police in Elgin throughout the search and the commitment of the Braemar MRT which “never once wavered”.
Police Scotland are yet to formally confirm if the body found was that of Mr Robertson.
The force confirmed the discovery – the result of snow melting during last week’s warm weather – on Thursday.
