A six-year-old has suffered a fractured leg after falling round 300ft down the aspect of a steep hill within the Scottish Highlands.
Emergency companies have been referred to as to the scene at Fyrish Hill, close to Alness, at round 6pm on Sunday following stories that the kid and a 29-year-old man had been harm.
A HM Coastguard rescue helicopter was despatched to assist Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Workforce as they tried to succeed in the stricken casualties.
Because of the difficult terrain, the boy was stretched down hill earlier than being airlifted to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.
A person, who fell alongside the kid, suffered minor accidents as was in a position to stroll off the hill to a ready ambulance with the assistance of rescuers.
Sharing photos of the daring rescue, the mountain rescue group mentioned: “Full group callout final evening on Fyrish to come back to assistance from a fallen man and little one.
“The group together with Rescue 151, the Coastguard, Police Scotland and a Scottish Ambulance Service PIT group working collectively got here to assistance from the 2 casualties, who had fallen about 300ft down the southside of Fyrish.
“The casualties have been situated, handled and with the boy having sustained a fractured leg within the fall, he was packaged and positioned onto a stretcher.
“Because of the terrain, rescue 151 couldn’t up elevate him.
“The group then rigged up a decreasing system and he was lowered to a forestry monitor earlier than being stretchered to the ready rescue 151 down at Novar farm.
“The male sustained much less critical accidents and was in a position to be walked off the hills to a ready ambulance.
“Nice interagency collaboration to assist carry this incident toa fast and comfortable conclusion.
“We want each casualties a speedy restoration.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson mentioned: “We have been referred to as round 6.45pm on Sunday, 27 February, to a report of a 29-year-old man and a six-year-old boy falling on a cliff close to the Fyrish monument, Evanton, Alness.
“Emergency companies, together with the Coastguard, the Scottish Ambulance Service and mountain rescue, attended and each have been taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness for remedy.”
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