Man Rescued following multi-agency response on Isle of Skye
A man has been rescued following a multi-agency response after spending over 24hours in a remote mountain location on the Isle of Skye.
The alarm was raised to police early Friday (17th
February) afternoon after the man, who wasn’t local to the area, hadn’t checked
out of his accommodation.
HM Coastguard joined a multi- agency response sending
coastguard rescue teams from Skye, Portree, Kyle, Duntulm and Dunvegan, the coastguard rescue helicopter from Stornoway and RNLI lifeboat from Mallaig .
The teams spent Friday afternoon through to Saturday morning searching the coastal
and mountain areas close to Sligachan.
The man was found by mountain rescue teams, having suffered
an injury, before being winched to safety by the coastguard rescue helicopter
and taken to Balfour Hospital for medical care.
HM Coastguard Aeronautical Tactical Commander Steve McNally
commented “The gentleman involved had prepared somewhat for walking in the conditions
and was carrying some supplies. However, accidents can happen and we recommend that
anyone walking in remote or coastal locations takes a means for calling for
help such as a personal locator beacon. It’s also a good idea to let a friend or
family member know when they’ll be back, so they can raise the alarm if they
don’t return.”
Image: Representative image of a Coastguard Rescue Helicopter hovering above a snowy mountain |