A family rescued by the “Hogwarts Express” steam train after becoming stranded have been reunited with their lost canoe.
Jon and Helen Cluett and their four young children were staying at a bothy in Lochaber last month when the boat was swept away by a swollen river.
They were picked up by the train after phoning the police for advice.
But their red canoe went missing until it was finally spotted on the edge of the loch by a passing driver.
Mr Cluetta pastor from Stirling, said it was a perfect “happy ever after ending” to get the canoe back.
The Cluetts took their children – aged six, eight, 10 and 12 – to the Essan bothy on the south shore of Loch Eilt during the October half-term.
The bothy can be reached by a 10 minute paddle across the loch.
When their canoe was washed away, they were facing a long walk back to their car across boggy land until the police arranged for the train to pick them up.
The train, called The Jacobite, was filmed for in the Harry Potter movies, and is normally used for excursions on the West Highland Railway Line, crossing the iconic Glenfinnan Viaduct that also features in the films.
Mr Cluett said: “It’s great to have it back. It’s one of those things – I didn’t realise how much I wanted a canoe until it was taken away from me.
“I left it in my garden for most of the day after getting it back and then went and sat in it to have a coffee.”
The canoe is also largely undamaged, apart from a “small dint”, Mr Cluett said.
It was spotted by a driver last week who reported it to the police. Officers then got in touch with the Cluetts to check it was theirs.
Mr Cluett said the family had been overwhelmed by the support they had received from locals who had gone out looking for their canoe.
“Thanks to all who have been in contact and thanks to all who have been and looked for us” he added.
“It made a great, perfect end to our adventure.”
