A MASSIVE rescue effort involving two helicopters was sparked after a person was swept over a waterfall and fell virtually 50ft.
Crews have been scrambled after the person misplaced his footing and fell into the burn on the Gray Mare’s Tail waterfall close to Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway.
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He was swept downstream and over one of many higher waterfalls, falling between 10 and 15 metres – 49.2ft – earlier than being swept additional alongside the burn.
Fortunately, the injured man managed to cease himself and did not go over a a lot greater waterfall additional downstream – with a 196ft drop.
Moffat Mountain Rescue Staff raced to the scene together with police, the hearth service, a coastguard helicopter and an air ambulance when the alarm was raised at 10.30am on Saturday.
Crews battled gusts of as much as 40mph as they rescued the injured particular person.
The person suffered damaged bones and was winched from the water to a secure location on the trail the place he was given ache reduction and medical consideration earlier than being flown to the Queen Elizabeth College Hospital in Glasgow.
James Coles, Moffat MRT crew chief, mentioned: “He misplaced his footing and slipped in. The primary waterfall is large, fortuitously, he did not go over that one, however there’s a collection of higher waterfalls.
“He was swept alongside the burn then over the waterfall and was then swept additional alongside the burn and by some means he managed to cease himself.
“He was there with associates they usually raised the alarm.
“It was a little bit of unhealthy luck, they have been making an attempt to take images of the beautiful surroundings and it seems he slipped and ended up within the burn.”
The helimed crew and hearth service have been all stood down after the incident, because the Coastguard have been capable of evacuate the injured walker.
The primary waterfall, which is additional downstream from the place the person ended up, is among the highest within the UK and plunges 60 metres from Loch Skeen.
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