Mother relives horror trip across Icelandic glacier

A SCOTTISH woman who spent several hours in subzero temperatures with her 11-year-old son after getting lost during a snowmobile trip across an Icelandic glacier has spoken of their ordeal.

Betata Morzine Scott, who is from Poland but has lived in Edinburgh for 20 years, said she was at the back of a tour of 20 travellers on 15 February when the weather worsened.

Falling behind the group, Mrs Scott and her son Jeremy tried to catch up. "We shouted and waved, but they just kept going. Then I thought: they must come back."

The pair tried to drive back on to the main path, but the engine died and would not restart.

Mrs Scott contrived a makeshift shelter by tipping the snowmobile on its side.

"I broke the windbreaker off and used it to shovel snow but then the wind blew it out of my hands," she said.

She then broke the hood off and stuck it into the snow to improve the shelter.

Mrs Scott recalled the moment when, as she and her son desperately tried to keep themselves warm, they were found. "I didn't notice them until I felt someone grab me. Then someone asked: 'Are you all right? Are you conscious? Is the boy all right?' Then I heard other voices."