Last night (April 8th 2025) a team of seven from Galloway Mountain rescue Team, departed from Bruces Stone, Glentrool, heading towards the Loch Valley and Loch Neldricken area.
Following recent wildfires, several families who had been camping around the lochs were forced to evacuate, leaving their belongings behind.
A spokes person from GMRT Stated “We were made aware of three possible camp locations, the furthest being a challenging four-mile walk across terrain that, as far as the eye could see, had been scorched by fire.
Upon reaching the first location, we were met with an unexpected sight — Camp 1 was still standing. Aside from a single melted fishing rod, everything remained intact. The fire had completely surrounded the tents but, remarkably, left them untouched.
Efforts continued to locate the remaining two camps. Unfortunately, despite extensive searching, nothing was found.
Galloway Mountain Rescue Team is made up entirely of volunteers who live in the operational area.
Team members are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. We rely on public donations to fund our work.”
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