injured walker; lost cyclist Southern Uplands

Borders hills (Ettrick Kirk, Eddleston, Romanno Bridge)

Wednesday, 3 July 2024

Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team responded to two separate incidents within six hours on 3 July 2024. The first involved an injured hillwalker above Ettrick Kirk who was evacuated by stretcher, whilst the second concerned a lost cyclist between Eddleston and Romanno Bridge who was located sheltering in a hut and assisted to safety by police and a local farmer.

Outcome: injured walker evacuated by stretcher; lost cyclist located and assisted to safety

Responding team

Tweed Valley MRT — team website ↗

Source

Rescue team called out twice in space of six hours news · bbc.com

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