A MAN was rescued from a Wee County hill at the weekend thanks to a multi-service operation.

The walker suffered a leg injury while on The Nebit in Alva and had to call emergency services for assistance.

The Ochil Mountain Rescue Team was then dispatched with members quickly on scene with ambulance and police also present.

Following a careful rescue operation, the man was stretchered and taken off the hill in the team’s Land Rover before being treated by paramedics.

Ross MacIntyre, secretary at OMRT, told the Advertiser it was another great example of cross-service teamwork.

He said: “We were contacted just before 2.00pm by Police Scotland to assist the Scottish Ambulance Service with a walker who had suffered a leg injury following a fall near the Rhodders track on The Nebit.

“Team members were quickly on scene and our specialist casualty care medics worked with the ambulance crew to treat the casualties injuries.

“The casualty was then packaged in our stretcher and carried to our Land Rover then driven off the hill, with the ambulance crew to the awaiting ambulance below.

“This was a great example of teamwork between the ambulance crew, police and OMRT. Our rescue Land Rover can be converted within minutes to carry a stretcher allowing a very quick evacuation from the hill and avoiding a potentially uncomfortable stretcher carry.”

This was the team’s second callout of the weekend following a request to assist Tayside MRT yesterday.

Ross added: “If you find yourself in difficulty on the hills or wild spaces then dial 999, ask for the police then mountain rescue.”