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Callout - Kayaker with suspected leg fracture - Furnace - 26 November 2011
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Written by Ross Lilley   
Sunday, 27 November 2011 13:18
The team were called out on Saturday 26th Nov to assist a Kayaker with suspected broken leg on a waterfall near Furnace, Inveraray. Other kayakers were able to get him to the river bank which was difficult to access from the nearest road. Rescue 177 Sea King helicopter arrived on scene and was able to uplift the casualty to safety before the team arrived. So team were stood down and returned to base.
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