Mother, 55, killed instantly by a lightning strike in the Scottish Highlands is named as her daughter says ‘I can’t imagine life without her’

• Mother-of-one Isobel Bytautus was hiking near Glencoe on Saturday evening
• She and another woman were both struck and airlifted to hospital in Fort William
• Mrs Bytautus’s daughter Ashley took to Facebook to pay tribute to her mother

A mother who died after being struck by lightning while walking on a mountain range in the Highlands has been named. 

Isobel Bytautus, 55, was part of a group of seven who were hiking on Na Gruagaichean in the Mamore Range on Saturday afternoon. 

The mother-of-one, from Selkirk, was pronounced dead at the scene after being struck at around 5.42pm while another woman who was part of the same group was taken to hospital. 

Isobel’s husband, Andrew, and daughter, Ashley, are being comforted by family and friends at their home. 

Ashley, 30, said on social media: ‘My mum died instantly, a freak one in a million accident you never think is possible.

Isobel Bytautus, 55, has been named as the hiker who was killed in the Highlands after being struck by lightning 

‘I can’t imagine life without her, I’m lost. 

‘I can’t process it. It doesn’t seem real. I’m broken.’

Police Scotland said the other walker is in a stable condition. 

Coastguard and ambulance service helicopters, alongside the Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team, were dispatched to find the wounded group who were located on Na Gruagaichean, a mountain about five miles south of Ben Nevis.

Inspector Isla Campbell said: ‘We are grateful for the prompt and professional response from partner agencies to this tragic incident and offer our condolences to the lady’s family.’

Isobel’s husband, Andrew, and daughter, Ashley, are being comforted by family and friends at their home

Coastguard and ambulance service helicopters, alongside the Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team, were dispatched to find the wounded group who were located on Na Gruagaichean, a mountain about five miles south of Ben Nevis (above)

A statement from Police Scotland added: ‘At 5.42pm on Saturday June 8, Police Scotland were alerted to an incident where two members of a walking group comprising seven people had been struck by lightning and injured.

‘The party were traced on Na Gruagaichean in the Mamore Range near Kinlochleven.

‘Two casualties and the rest of their party were airlifted to Fort William.

‘Sadly, a woman aged 55 years died as a result of her injuries.

‘Another woman was taken by ambulance to Belford Hospital in Fort William where her condition is stable.

‘The next of kin of the woman who died have been advised and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.’

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