The incident took place on Friday afternoon when emergency crews were called to an apparent fall on Arthur’s Seat.
A hiker has been rescued after “falling” from Arthur’s Seat. The alarm was raised shortly before 1.30pm on Friday, March 6 when emergency services were alerted to a climber having ran into trouble at the Edinburgh beauty spot.
Crews including Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) and Scottish Ambulance Service rushed to the peak, located within Holyrood Park, as did the coastguard in desperate attempts to help the individual involved.
The SFRS confirmed they sent two appliances, a height appliance and a rope rescue appliance to the incident, with a Coastguard helicopter also seen circling the skies around the popular site, located near the Scottish Parliament.
Photos taken at the scene show an air ambulance circling the area. A Coastguard spokesperson confirmed that the male hiker was rescued and put into the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service, reports Edinburgh Live.
The name, age and gender of the person is not yet known, nor is the extent of their injuries, how it happened, or whether they required hospital treatment.
A spokesperson said: “At around 2.07pm, HM Coastguard was made aware of a male with injuries sustained in a fall at Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh.
“An HM Coastguard Rescue Helicopter was sent, and the casualty was rescued and put into the care of Scottish Ambulance Service.”
A SFRS spokesperson added: “We responded to reports of a casualty in Holyrood Park at 1.24pm on Friday, March 6. We had two appliances, a rope rescue appliance and a height appliance in attendance.”
Police Scotland and Scottish Ambulance Service has been approached for comment.
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