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Medical emergency - head injury Highlands Serious incident
Remote Highlands cabin, loch-side
A man in his 70s living off-grid in a remote Highlands cabin activated his personal locator beacon after suffering a potentially life-threatening head injury. A Coastguard helicopter and Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team located and evacuated him, with the rescue coordinated via a satellite signal processed through a response centre in Houston, Texas.
Outcome: Casualty winched to helicopter and flown to Belford Hospital, Fort William; reported to be doing well
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