Missing walker who travelled from Newcastle to Highlands found

And in a statement, his son Chris Conway said: “On behalf of the whole family I would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone involved in searches for our father over the past few days.

“He is in good health and good spirits after this experience and again I would like to thank everyone who has helped find him and bring him to safety.”

Volunteers from Lochaber MRT, along with a coastguard helicopter crew and members of the public, had been searching for Mr Conway since Saturday.

The mountain rescue team said effort was made in “some very remote and challenging ground”, and thanked those who had helped in the search.

Knoydart is a large area of mountains, moorland and lochs and sparsely populated.

There is a recognised walking route between Glenfinnan and Inverie, with most people taking three days to complete it while camping and staying over in a mountain shelter called a bothy.