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injured walker Highlands
Alva, Ochils
A woman fell on a hill overlooking Alva Golf Course in the Ochils area and was unable to self-evacuate. Ochils Mountain Rescue Team, working with the Scottish Ambulance Service and Police Scotland, successfully retrieved and evacuated the casualty using a rope system to lower the stretcher down the rocky terrain. The rescue was completed within two hours with 17 team members in attendance.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher
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