Wreckage from a plane crash that claimed the lives of a couple from Newport has been airlifted from a remote mountain.
A helicopter made three trips carrying large pieces of wreckage from the crash site situated 1,640ft above sea level to the bottom of the mountain by Loch Etive in Argyll.
It was placed on a trailer to be transported by road to the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) headquarters in Farnborough, Hampshire, for examination.
The salvage effort follows the deaths of structural engineer David Rous, 28, and his GP wife Margaret Ann Maclean, 37, in the crash on Beinn nan Lus on Saturday.
The couple were flying the single-engine PA28 Piper Cherokee plane from Dundee to Tiree, where they were to visit Dr Maclean’s mother, Catriona.
A spokeswoman for the AAIB said: “The wreckage has been recovered and will be taken back to Farnborough. The AAIB is investigating and will report back in due course.”
A tracked machine for travelling over difficult terrain was taken to the scene.
The larger parts of the wreckage were lifted off the mountain by a helicopter.
John Peden from Oban Mountain Rescue, who discovered the crash site with four colleagues on Saturday night after a major search operation, described the wreckage as “extremely tangled”.
Detective Chief Inspector Bob Frew, from the major investigations team, is leading the police inquiry.
He said: “Our family liaison officers are working closely with both families involved and will continue to support them throughout this difficult time.”