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missing person, crashed paraglider, missing walkers Southern Uplands
Mouswald, Criffel, Wanlockhead
Moffat Mountain Rescue responded to three separate incidents within a week in early August. These included a search for a high-risk missing person near Mouswald who was located safe, a paraglider crash on Criffel where the casualty was uninjured, and a search for missing walkers near Wanlockhead who were safely extracted with helicopter and ground team support.
Outcome: missing person located safe, paraglider uninjured, missing walkers safely extracted
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