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News Archive - Dec 2022
Callouts 8/23 and 9/23
20th February, 2023
On Thursday 16th February, we received our 8th and 9th callouts almost simultaneously. The initial callout was in relation to an elderly female who’d fallen and injured themselves on rocks at The Falls of Dochart in Killin. Colleagues from the Scottish Ambulance Service and Scottish Fire and Rescue Services were already on route, along with […]
Callout 7/23
12th February, 2023
On Friday 10th February, the team attended their 7th callout of the year so far. We were made aware of a casualty who had sheepishly 🐑 gotten themselves into difficulty in a gorge in Balquhidder. The local farmer had heard the casualty in distress and called us for assistance in retrieving them back to safety. […]
Callout 6/23
5th February, 2023
The team were called out yesterday afternoon to Beinn a’ Chroin in relation to a walker who was suffering from cramps. As we made contact with the walker, we were advised they had met with other hillwalkers and they were back moving slowly off the hill. The team weren’t required to deploy on this occasion […]
Callout 5/23
3rd February, 2023
The team were called to Ben More on the 28th January to assist in the recovery of a person who had sadly lost their life. Our thoughts and condolences are with the family and friends of the individual.
Anniversary
2nd February, 2023
Yesterday was the 36th anniversary of the incident on Ben more, when the RAF search and Rescue Wessex helicopter, containing members of the team crashed. The resulting incident killed our team leader Harry Lawrie BEM and critically injured fellow team member Ian Ramsay in addition to two members of the RAF Wessex helicopter crew. Some […]
Callout 4/23
23rd January, 2023
Callout 4/23 Yesterday (22/01/23) the team were alerted by Forth Valley Police Division to assist an individual and their dog who became disorientated on Beinn Chabhair in poor visibility. Thankfully, the casualty was equipped well and able to stay safe while the team assessed the situation and decided where to deploy the rescue team. As […]
Callout 3/23
16th January, 2023
Callout 3/23 The team were called out yesterday by Forth Valley Police Division to assist two walkers on Ben More; initial reports from one of the casualties was that the two had summitted Ben More, but on their descent the two had become separated in the mist, possibly resulting in one of them having taken […]
Busy start to 2023
4th January, 2023
Last year (2022) was one of our busiest with 44 callouts attended during 2022. New Year is done and so our call-out numbers are reset! Callouts 1 and 2 for 2023 have occurred already over the past two days. (1) On Monday afternoon the team was called out to a walker who had fallen on […]
Donation
2nd January, 2023
The team would like to extend a heartfelt “Thank You” to the Strathearn Harriers for their very generous donation of £300. The club members voted to pick a local charity to receive the money, which came from the proceeds of their races, the Crieff 10K and the Strathearn Marathon. Your donation is greatly appreciated.
Community resilience
17th December, 2022
Very poor weather conditions locally last night (16/12/2022) resulted in the team being called out by Forth Valley Police Division to assist in removing stranded motorists to the safety of a local village hall after hundreds of vehicles became stranded on the A85 between Killin and Crianlarich. After several hours we reached every vehicle and […]
Inverlochlarig training
28th November, 2022
The team were out training yesterday ( 27/11/2022 ) on Beinn Tulaichean at Inverlochlarig. The aim of the day was area familiarisation and some basic ropework looking at confidence roping, which we can use to safely guide those able to walk off the hill when in steep ground. Always learning…. ©️ Killin Mountain Rescue Team
Another busy week…
21st November, 2022
Another busy week was had by the team! We were called out on Thursday evening by Forth Valley Police Division to Beinn Odhar, near Tyndrum where a walker had become disorientated due to the weather conditions. A number of team members deployed, headed up by our very own search dog Alfie (and assisted by his […]
Busy couple of weeks!
16th November, 2022
The team have had a busy couple of weeks during the first half of November 2022! In addition to assisting our colleagues at Ochils MRT with an incident on Dumyat on the 9th November, we also attended to incidents on the 31st October, where a casualty was reported as drifting in and out of consciousness […]
New addition to the team!
24th October, 2022
New addition to the team! Over the summer, the team have managed to replace their ageing control vehicle, with a more fit for purpose vehicle which will last for many years to come. The vehicle is a commerical 4×4 van, which will allow us to operate in harsh weather conditions and terrain. The vehicle was […]
Donation
24th October, 2022
Further to our previous post about a donation the team received, we have received yet another extremely generous donation. We are extremely grateful to the Lanarkshire and Lothian Soaring Club (LLSC) for their generosity in providing the team with £500. They look like they can get down the hill a bit quicker than we can! […]
Donation
24th October, 2022
The team would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to the organisers of the Stuc a’ Chroin hill race for their huge generosity in providing us with a donation for £1000. A number of our team members volunteer as marshalls on the day of the event, and have done for a number of years. We […]
Callouts 30 to 35
22nd October, 2022
The team have been busy in recent weeks. On the 7th October we attended to a walker who’d taken unwell in Balqhidder and assisted them off the hill to an awaiting ambulance. On Thursday 20th October the team were called to Ben A’an to assist a collapsed walker. As the team arrived the person had […]
Callout 29 – South Loch Tay
3rd October, 2022
At 2100hrs on Friday 30th September, the team were called out by Police Scotland’s Forth Valley Division who had requested assistance in searching for a missing person who was last seen in the area of Firbush on South Loch Tay. The team were quickly mobilised and began searching for the individual who’d become lost in […]
Callout 28 – Balquhidder
3rd October, 2022
It has been a reasonably busy week for the team. On Sunday 26th September a number of our members were training in the Ben Vorlich and Stùc a’ Chroin area. The purpose of this training was to develop our knowledge in respect of key accident hotspots that we may encounter on a rescue. Along with […]
Callouts 26 + 27 – Ben Ledi and Stuc a’ Chroin
1st September, 2022
On Friday 26th August the team were called out to Ben Ledi in response to a walker that was overdue and darkness was falling. The team began to mobilise and just as the first of our team members arrived, the walker arrived back to their car safe and well. On Monday 29th August the team […]
