Galloway Mountain Rescue Team were called out on 12th August 2015 after a group of six walkers were benighted onBuchan Hill in the heart of the Galloway Hills.
One of the group, a 56 year old man from Doncaster, suffered anasthma attack and had to be airlifted from the hill side by Rescue 131 from RAF Boulmer.
Police Scotland alerted the team at a bout10.50pm and personnel responded from Newton Stewart and Castle Douglas and were onscene at 11.40pm.
Ken MacKenzie, Team Leader,who co-ordinated thesearch said, “Using the SARloc system,we were able to pinpoint their location on the summit of Buchan Hill, which is south east of the Merrick. We were aware that one of the group, a 56 year old man, had suffered anasthma attack and didn’t have an inhaler with him. As a result, we called in the assistance of air support and Rescue 131 from RAF Boulmer attended. They were on scenes hortly after midnight and air lifted all six members ofthe party and dropped them off at a landing site atthe old Caldons Campsite near Loch Trool.”
“The casualty’s condition was such that we treated him on scene before transporting him, as a precaution, in our ambulance to his holiday accommodation. By the time we got there, he’d improved significantly and we were able to leave him in th ecare of his family.”
In total there were fourteen Galloway MR rescuers involved in the incident.
For more information about the voluntary activities of Galloway MRT in cluding details of incidents,training, walk routes and much more, visit www.gallowaymrt.org.uk.
The attached photograph shows two response vehicles Galloway Lima and Galloway Victor at Bruce’s Stone CarPark shortly after the rescue involving Rescue 131.
