999 crews help biker
Injured man is rescued
Luckily, this glen is still thriving with a rural community and the air ambulance was called almost instantly SCAA spokesperson
A Crieff ambulance crew and Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance ( SCAA) were involved in the rescue of a brave biker in Glen Quaich last week.
The solo rider is said to have broken his leg in the accident near Amulree just before 5pm on Thursday, April 22.
Following his topple from the bike and discovering his mobile phone signal was poor, the injured man attempted to crawl up a hill to try to get coverage so he could call for help.
Fortunately, he was spotted by the local school bus driver who raised the alarm for him.
SCAA – which responds, on average, to one time-critical emergency call-out every day – was in attendance within minutes as Helimed 76, one of its two helicopters, happened to be in the air at the time and not too far away as the crow flies.
Ambulance paramedics Iain Caskie and Anne Reilly from Crieff Ambulance Station were also soon in attendance.
SCAA has an operational area of around 30,000 square miles and serves a population of over five million.
A spokesperson for the charity told the Herald: “Helimed 76, which is based at Perth Airport, was returning from a job in Ayr and we were flying over north Stirlingshire when the call came for the incident at Amulree, so we were on the scene very quickly from getting the call, and we tended the injured man and airlifted him to Ninewells Hospital.”
Tayside and Central Scotland Moorland Group, which covers Glen Quaich, shared a post on its Facebook page to thank local residents and the emergency services for their assistance.
It read: “A huge thank you to the Amulree community today. This man was luckily spotted by the local school bus driver after having an accident on his motorbike along Glen Quaich.
“Luckily, this glen is still thriving with a rural community and the air ambulance was called almost instantly.
“We can confirm the gentleman has unfortunately sustained a broken leg from his accident but, other than this injury, is well.”
The post concluded: “We would like to say a huge thank you to Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance, SCAA, for their quick arrival to the scene.”