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missing person with hypothermia Southern Uplands Serious incident
Leithen Water, near Innerleithen
A rescue dog named Rauour, working with Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team, located a critically injured woman trapped in tree roots during a blizzard near Innerleithen in January 2015. The unconscious casualty was suffering from advanced hypothermia and was airlifted to hospital by Royal Navy helicopter. The dog's detection skills proved instrumental in finding the casualty in thick forest conditions where a larger ground search team would have been less effective.
Outcome: casualty airlifted to hospital by Royal Navy helicopter
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