Hillwalker airlifted to hospital after plunging 50 feet from Scots mountain
A hillwalker has been airlifted to hospital after falling 50 feet off a Scots mountain.
The terrifying incident unfolded on May 27 at Sgùrr nan Eag in the Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye as the hero mountain rescue team raced to the scene.
The climber dropped 15 metres from the north-west ridge and due to low cloud the coastguard were unable to get near where they had fallen.
Ten members of the Skye Mountain Rescue Team were airlifted halfway up the rocky range and then continued on foot to reach the casualty who had sustained several injuries.
After treating a number of injuries and stabilising the person they were able to get to a nearby Lochan further down the mountain where the casualty was taken by chopper to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.
It is currently unknown how serious the climber's injuries are.
Dramatic images from the scene show the mountain rescue volunteers in brightly coloured jackets as they set up a rope to clamber over the steep terrain to the casualty.
Another shows the group crowded round the person with the steep drop and thick low cloud in the background.
The Skye Mountain Rescue team shared news of the successful rescue and wrote: "As the team approaches 20 call-outs for the month, we were tasked again yesterday following reports of a climber who had fallen approximately 15 metres on the north-west ridge of Sgùrr nan Eag.
"Low cloud made things tricky—preventing Coastguard helicopter R948 from reaching the scene initially. However, they were able to uplift 10 team members partway up the hill, allowing us to continue on foot to reach the casualty."
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They continued: "After assessing and treating the climber for multiple injuries, he was lowered vertically in a stretcher to safer ground, then carried down to the lochan at Coire Ghrunnda with assistance from Kintail Mountain Rescue.
"Thankfully, the cloud lifted just enough for R948 to return and complete the evacuation—avoiding what would have been a very long stretcher carry. The casualty was airlifted to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.
"Huge thanks to the crew of R948 and our friends at Kintail Mountain Rescue and also Glenelg MRT who were on standby. We wish the casualty a full and speedy recovery."
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