A volunteer-run mountain rescue charity. 18 incidents featured here.
A walker required assistance after suffering what was suspected to be an adder bite at The Whangie. Lomond Mountain Rescue Team assisted emergency services in evacuating the individual. Later that evening, the team also responded to a separate callout involving a member of the public who had fallen in Campsie Glen.
Outcome: Evacuated by ambulance
Mountain rescue teams responded to an incident at the Whangie in the Kilpatrick Hills following reports of a walker feeling unwell after a suspected venomous snake bite. Later that day, team members were diverted from this callout to assist with a multi-agency response involving another person who had fallen in Campsie Glen.
Outcome: Casualty evacuated to ambulance; second incident involved a fall.
Lomond Mountain Rescue issued warnings regarding water consumption on the West Highland Way following two recent incidents. Walkers who fell ill were found after consuming water believed to be contaminated from natural sources.
Outcome: Walkers were rescued and advised to use treated or bottled water sources.
Two walkers on the West Highland Way became ill after consuming water from a stream near Conic Hill. Both individuals were evacuated by mountain rescue teams due to vomiting and required hospital attention. The team advised that filtering alone is not guaranteed to make natural water sources safe for drinking.
Outcome: Medical attention required; advice given to use bottled or treated water.
The rescue team responded to reports of an American tourist who became severely ill after consuming water from a stream on the West Highland Way. This was noted as the second such incident in a short period, leading officials to advise that all collected stream water should be treated by boiling or chemical means.
Outcome: Casualty required urgent medical attention and was transported back to a main car park.
Outcome: The body was recovered by the team.
A walker who was suffering from exhaustion after vomiting became stranded on the banks of Loch Lomond while on the West Highland Way. Rescue teams, including boat crews and park rangers, were called out near Inversnaid to assist with the extraction.
Outcome: Rescued and transferred for evacuation
A dog named Margo fell into a 21-metre gorge at Finnich Glen in Stirlingshire on Sunday. Lomond Mountain Rescue Team and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service attended and successfully rescued the dog using a rigging system, sustaining only minor injuries.
Outcome: dog rescued with minor injuries, taken to vet for check-up
A 24-year-old man fell into the river at Devil's Pulpit gorge in Finnich Glen near Loch Lomond on Sunday and sustained serious injuries. Lomond Mountain Rescue Team attended and extracted him by stretcher before handing him to the Scottish Ambulance Service for transport to hospital.
Outcome: casualty packaged and extracted by stretcher, transported to hospital by ambulance
Two walkers died in separate incidents within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs national park within days of each other. A 33-year-old man was found deceased on Ben A'an after being reported overdue from a walk, and another walker's body was found on Ben More earlier in the week. Both searches involved significant mountain rescue effort and difficult winter conditions.
Outcome: both casualties found deceased
A 33-year-old man was reported missing after failing to return from a hill walk overnight in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. He was discovered deceased on Ben A'an on 1 April after a search by Lomond and Killin Mountain Rescue Teams, Police Scotland, and the Coastguard. Police found no suspicious circumstances.
Outcome: body recovered
Two ambulances and a mountain rescue team were blocked by illegal parking while responding to incidents near Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. The first incident involved emergency crews attempting to help someone in trouble on Ben Lomond on Saturday, and the second occurred at Callander Crags on Sunday. Poor parking obstructed emergency access in both cases, with a car owner charged following the second incident.
Outcome: emergency response delayed by illegal parking; details of primary incident outcome not specified
Two climbers required rescue following separate incidents; one was caught in an avalanche on Ben Nevis, resulting in a leg fracture, while the other fell near Aonach Mor. Both individuals were airlifted to hospital.
Outcome: Two casualties hospitalized
Four walkers became stuck in severe weather on Ben Lomond. Two were airlifted by Coastguard helicopter and two were escorted to safety by Lomond Mountain Rescue Team members in challenging conditions including snow and high winds.
Outcome: two airlifted by helicopter, two assisted off mountain by rescue team
Two poorly equipped walkers became lost on Ben Lomond during descent in winter conditions and ended up at an isolated farm north of the mountain. Lomond Mountain Rescue Team located them at Comer Farm in the evening after a search involving ground teams and a helicopter. The walkers were found cold and wet but uninjured, having fallen several times during their descent in darkness.
Outcome: located at Comer Farm, cold and wet but uninjured
A group of three inexperienced walkers became stuck in winter conditions on Ptarmigan Ridge, Ben Lomond, during a seven-hour rescue operation. One casualty sustained a minor injury from a fall on ice, and the group was rescued by 22 volunteers from Lomond Mountain Rescue Team after being provided with microspikes and guidance down the mountain.
Outcome: all casualties rescued and brought to safety; one treated for minor injury
A walker died after falling approximately 1,000ft from the Ptarmigan ridge on Ben Lomond in winter conditions. He was airlifted from the scene by Royal Navy Sea King helicopter. The incident prompted Lomond Mountain Rescue Team to warn walkers about the continued winter hazards on Scottish mountain tops despite milder conditions at lower elevations.
Outcome: casualty fatality
A 23-year-old man became exhausted during the descent of Ben Lomond after proposing to his girlfriend on the summit. Lomond Mountain Rescue Team was called shortly after midnight and deployed two groups to assist the party. The casualty was given food and water and walked off the mountain with rescuers, reaching the base at 5am; the proposal was accepted.
Outcome: casualty rested and descended with assistance from mountain rescue