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injured biker and injured walker Southern Uplands
Glentress and Traquair
Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team responded to two separate callouts on 12 July 2026. A young mountain biker was injured at Glentress and treated before being stretchered to the Scottish Ambulance Service, while a walker suffered a hip injury near Traquair. Both casualties were assisted by the team, which used local knowledge to minimise stretcher carry distances.
Outcome: both casualties assisted and transferred to ambulance service
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