Five people had to be rescued from the Ross Road on Monday night after their car was stranded by deep snowdrifts in sub-zero temperatures.
The family from Northumbria got into difficulty near to Glenscorradale Farm when they attempted to drive their Volvo from Lamlash to Sliddery across the remote moorland road.
Three of the group – a 50-year-old man and his son and daughter – tried to walk towards Lamlash for help leaving two women behind in the car.
At around 3.30pm the three managed to send a text message to a family member in England who alerted the police.
Sergeant Bob MacKay said: ‘My police officers met the three walkers on the road but unfortunately by this time it was not only getting dark but it was snowing heavily again and the police Landrover was unable to negotiate the icy road and so couldn’t go any further.’
As a result the Arran Mountain Rescue team were called and were able to reach the trapped motorists from the Sliddery end of the road before taking them to the Arran War Memorial Hospital in Lamlash.
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