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 Oban Mountain Rescue Team is a Registered Scottish Charity SC031761
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These are the details for some of our Callouts.

 



Standby - Injured Runner - Ben More - Mull - 19 May 2012
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Written by Ross Lilley   
Monday, 21 May 2012 22:11
The team were put on standby at Dunstaffnage helipad to assist Rescue 177 helicopter search and rescue a runner on Ben More, Isle of Mull. The runner was taking part in the Scottish Island Peak's race and had fallen and sustained suspected rib injuries. The team were stood down an hour later after Rescue 177 had located and lifted the casualty with out the need of any assistance. 
 
Callout - Injured walker - Cruachan - 12 May 2012
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Written by Ross Lilley   
Monday, 21 May 2012 22:08
The team were called out at 1755 to join Rescue 177 helicopter search for and rescue an injured walker near main walkers path up Ben Cruachan.  The walker's cries had been heard by two other walkers who descended hill to raise the alarm then return to the casualty's location. Once the party had been located team members walked up to the casualty and assisted Rescue 177 lift him in to the helicopter. They then accompanied the bystanders off the hill. Stand down 1944hrs. 
 
Callout - Girl with injured knee in gorge - Muasdale - 2 May 2012
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Written by Ross Lilley   
Monday, 21 May 2012 22:01
The team were called out to rescue a girl who had been descending a gorge as part of an organised party and had slipped and injured her knee. The team helped ambulance crew reach her location and administer first aid, then stretchered her out of the gorge to a waiting ambulance. 
 
Callout - Search and assist pair of walkers lost on Cruachan ridge - 7 April 2012
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Written by Ross Lilley   
Monday, 09 April 2012 21:56
The team were called out at 2130hrs to find and assist a couple of walkers on Cruachan ridge. They had taken a wrong turn on the ridge and lost their bearings. Luckily the pair had a phone that was able to receive a web link sent by the shout leader that enabled the team to pinpoint their location via the phone's GPS.  4 team members then walked up to their location on the ridge and accompanied the pair off the hill. All were off the hill by 2 am.
 
Callout – Search and rescue injured walker – Cruachan ridge – 25 Feb 2012
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Written by Ross Lilley   
Sunday, 26 February 2012 23:01

The team were called out at 1420, Saturday 25th February, to rescue a member of a walking party who had slipped down a steep snow slope on Ben Cruachan and sustained a chest injury.
A search was mounted in the area where the party had initially been reported but they were not found. So the team used a new piece of software that enables a person to be located via their smartphone. This worked and the casualty was eventually found on steep snowy and exposed terrain on the north side of Cruachan ridge.

A 50 m snow trench had to be dug by the team to move the casualty back onto the main ridge. There then followed a long and tiring descent carrying the casualty by stretcher off the hill to waiting vehicles. The casualty was then transferred by ambulance to Oban hospital for treatment.

Last Updated on Sunday, 26 February 2012 23:10
 
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