Three charity workers have been rescued from a Scottish mountain after being stranded overnight.

The men in their 20s were descending Ben Macdui in the Cairngorms on Friday when the weather caused them to loose their bearings.

Rescue services were made aware of the situation at around 11pm.

The trio were picked up by Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team and taken down the mountain in the early hours of the morning.

A Cairngorm mountain rescue service (CMRT) spokesman said: "CMRT and the coastguard helicopter were called out at 2am to assist a group of three who had become disoriented in the dark and mist after an evening ascent of Ben Macdui.

"This was the third incident of the day where the helicopter saved us a lot work."