Police are hunting sick thieves after a defibrillator was stolen from a dry ski slope in Aberdeenshire.
The life-saving machine was swiped from Alford Ski Centre in the village's Greystone Road.
It's believed those responsible struck between 12pm on December 18 and 3pm on January 2.
A defibrillator is a device that gives a high energy electric shock to the heart of someone who is in cardiac arrest.
Police are appealing for information and say 'lives within the local community' are 'at risk'.
Constable Jordan Scott said: “This is a vital piece of medical equipment and not having it in place, puts lives within the local community at risk.
"Anyone with any information is asked to contact us via 101.”
