A woman was rescued by helicopter in the Galloway Hills on Saturday and rushed to hospital after sustaining an injury at the top of a summit.
Dramatic photos from the scene have captured the casualty being evacuated. A large group of volunteers from the Moffat Mountain Rescue Team were involved in the complex operation after being alerted by Police Scotland about the casualty at 3.42pm on October 1.
The woman was suffering from a suspected broken ankle after an outing with a group near the summit of Knockendoch near New Abbey.