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stranded walkers Southern Uplands

Pentland Hills, North Pentland near Edinburgh

Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team assisted two walkers stranded in the North Pentland Hills near Edinburgh on Saturday evening due to deep snowdrifts. The team's standard vehicle could not progress through the snow, and the Scottish Ambulance Service's 'Wolverine' all-terrain vehicle was called to complete the evacuation.

Outcome: two walkers evacuated with assistance from Wolverine vehicle

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