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Tag: mountain rescue

Plucked to safety from 1,300m peak

A Royal Navy rescue helicopter from HMS Gannet in Prestwick, Ayrshire, was part of a major emergency response in search of nine people today...

Walkers rescued from snow-bound mountain

NINE walkers have been rescued after becoming stranded on a Scottish mountain. The group of three adults and six teenagers were stranded on Ben MacDui...

Dramatic double call-out for Navy rescue helicopter

A LONE walker was plucked to safety by a Royal Navy helicopter from a mountain in the grip of low cloud, pitch darkness and...

Scottish student reunited with Alps rescue hero

A SCOTTISH student and the French climber who saved his life at 10,000ft have been reunited in a chance encounter. Harry Holmes, 19, narrowly escaped...

Man falls 50 foot while out for a stroll

A MAN was airlifted to hospital after he fell 50 foot down a ravine in Perthshire while out for a stroll. An RAF search...

200ft hill fall sparks rescue operation

By Oliver Farrimond EMERGENCY Services battled for four hours on Saturday to rescue a man who fell 200ft down a steep embankment. A rescue force, which...

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