VOLUNTEER emergency workers have been honoured for saving a man's life by clearing snow drifts of up to 10ft during the Beast from the East storm earlier this year.
The voluntary community resilience team received a Police Scotland bravery award for their impressive efforts.
Allen Kemp's life was in danger when the crew cleared te snow on Routenburn Road to allow safe access for a doctor to reach him.
The 69-year-old had spent a month in hospital with the potentially lethal combination of sepsis, pneumonia and flu.
He returned to his Red Road home in early March, but his condition worsened just as the heavy snow arrived.
Allen's daughter in law Amanda said: "If it hadn't been for the community resilience team coming to our rescue and helping to clear the road for a doctor to see Allen then he wouldn't be here today. The family can't thank the community resilience team enough. We are indebted to them."
James Bertram, who headed both the community resilience and First Responders teams in Largs described the storm as the worst period of winter weather he had ever experienced.

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It left outlying areas hazardous to reach, with some areas of Largs were cut off.
James was joined by colleagues George Douglas and Thom Williamson at the glitzy ceremony for the Ayrshire Police Division.
Then he was invited to represent the First Responders at a special reception in Edinburgh for the 70th birthday of the NHS, with Prince William and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in attendance.
James said: "It is great to see some recognition for the Largs Community Resilience team.
"I remember the snow was amazingly deep.
"It was hard packed ice and around 10 feet for around a mile and a half, and we had to use a JCB.
"We helped the police and other agencies with quite a number of rescues during the bad weather.
"We were kept very busy during the Beast from the East."