A hillwalker had to be stretchered from a mountainside and rushed to hospital after falling in the Southern Uplands.
Police raced to scene near Brattle Burn Bothy in northwest Moffat, Dumfriesshire, after receiving reports that a woman was injured at roughy 12.40pm on Sunday, April 16.
Moffat Mountain Rescue Team were also called to assist, with many members able to respond quickly as they were already in the area for training.
The woman's injuries were assessed and pain relief was administered, while a splint was attached to her lower leg. She was then placed in a CasBag and stretcher, before being carried by the 13-strong team to their rescue vehicle.
The causality was then taken by road to a waiting ambulance crew and transported to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary Hospital for treatment. The extent of her injuries are not known.
A police spokesperson said: “We received a report that a walker had fallen near the Brattleburn Bothy on the Southern Upland Way around 12.40pm on Sunday, April 16, 2023.
“Moffat Mountain Rescue Team and police attended and the woman was taken to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary Hospital for treatment."
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