The bodies of seven people have been retrieved in from a treacherous Himalayan mountain.
They're thought to be the bodies of seven of the eight international climbers who went missing at the end of May.
The leader of the expedition was mountain guide Martin Moran, originally from the North East.
Mr Moran, who has worked as a mountain guide since 1985, ran his company Moran Mountain from Strathcarron in the Scottish Highlands.
In June, the dad-of-two's family said it was "not entirely clear" what had happened to the group - which included another three British climbers - they said there was "clear evidence that a sizeable avalanche had occurred on the mountain".
And on Wednesday, local civil administrator Vijay Jogdande said the bodies were taken to Pithoragarh in northern India's Uttarakhand state in Indian Air Force helicopters.
He said the seven remain unidentified as their faces are damaged and no identifying papers were found.
The veteran British mountaineer was leading three other Britons, two Americans, an Australian and an Indian on an expedition to climb Nanda Devi East.
Mr Moran's Lochcarron-based company said contact with the team was lost on May 26 after an avalanche.
An eighth body has not been found.
