The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Man missing at Falls of Bruar
Full-scale operation to find man in water
Rescuers were last night searching a Perthshire gorge for a man missing in the water.
A full-scale operation involving a search and rescue helicopter and an air ambulance was launched after a group of people got into difficulty at Falls of Bruar. Seven people managed to get out of the water but one remained unaccounted for. Another man was lifted from the scene by air ambulance.
The hunt, involving specialist water rescue teams from the police, fire service and Tayside Mountain Rescue, and a search and rescue helicopter, was called off as darkness fell but is to resume this morning.
The beauty spot near Blair Atholl is popular for canyoning expeditions but it is believed the group had been walking.
A major search operation was launched last night for a man missing in the water at a Perthshire gorge.
A group of people got into difficulty at the Falls of Bruar and one remained unaccounted for.
Seven people managed to get out of the water to safety, while another man was transported from the scene near Blair Atholl by air ambulance.
It remains unclear what the group was doing at the beauty spot, which is popular for swimming, canyoning and with walkers, but it is believed they were walking.
Specialist water rescue teams from the police, fire service and Tayside Mountain Rescue rushed to the popular beauty spot shortly after the alarm was raised at 5.35pm.
A search and rescue helicopter was also involved in the hunt.
The search was called off as darkness fell but was due to resume early this morning.
A spokesperson for Police Scotland confirmed: “Some people got into difficulty in the water.
“One is unaccounted for at this time.”
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it was alerted at 5.40pm to reports of people in the water at the falls, which can be reached by a path from behind the House of Bruar.
A spokesperson said: “Two specialist water rescue crews, a line rescue team and two appliances were immediately mobilised to the scene.
“A total of seven people had made their way to safety, while one male casualty had been transferred to the care of ambulance crew prior to the arrival of firefighters.”
The gorge can be reached by a path behind House of Bruar and is popular with visitors.
Police kept members of the public away from the area while the incident was ongoing.
Efforts are presently ongoing to locate one further casualty