Three walkers and their canine friends had to be rescued last night after getting lost in the Glenshee hills.
Crews from Aberdeen, Tayside and Braemar Mountain Rescue Teams as well as the maritime and coastguard agency helicopter attended after the alarm was raised just before 9pm.
Low cloud and high winds hampered helicopter access but the group were located on Broad Cairn in the early hours of this morning and escorted off the hill to the waiting vehicles.