A crew of rescue volunteers at one of Scotland's most popular beauty spots has asked people not to abuse their team after a busy weekend which saw them called out four times in just two days.
The Loch Lomond Rescue Boat (LLRB) was kept busy over the weekend after temperatures soared to around 22 degrees and Scotland recorded the hottest day of the year so far.
The glorious weather saw huge numbers flock to Loch Lomond, and the LLRB say they were forced into action to help people in four incidents over the two days.
Posting on their official Facebook page, they added that as “volunteers", they were not "deserving of abuse from anyone" particularly when on an active call out.
Though they didn't elaborate on where they received the abuse, they did confirm they were called out twice to help people using inflatable kayaks/paddleboards, once to help a stranded boat and on another occasion to assist their colleagues from Loch Lomond Mountain Rescue Team with a walker near Ardlui who had injured their ankle.
"A spell of good weather brings so many more people to the area and an increased amount of Loch users which usually means we are even busier than normal," they stated. "Particularly this year we have received multiple calls to assist people who have been unable to paddle back to shore due to the wind.
"Please check the weather before setting off and only venture as far as is safe and your ability can cope with."
The news comes as the owners of Inchmurrin Island on the loch also reported trouble with the increased use of jet skis on the water over the weekend.
Posting on social media, the owners of the page stated that they had many incidences of unsafe, inconsiderate behaviour at Inchmurrin last year and this seems to have carried into 2022.
They spoke about a shocking incident in which one of their staff was spat upon.
They wrote: "Today our patience has been sorely tried by jetskiers using our private, mainland ferry jetty, our lifeline for emergencies etc. spitting on the ferry driver when asked to move. Disgusting behaviour. The loch is there to be used, not abused."
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