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Written by Ross Lilley
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Monday, 21 May 2012 22:08 |
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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. |
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Written by Ross Lilley
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Monday, 21 May 2012 22:01 |
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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. |
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Written by Ross Lilley
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Monday, 09 April 2012 21:56 |
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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. |
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Written by Ross Lilley
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Sunday, 26 February 2012 23:01 |
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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. |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 26 February 2012 23:10 |
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