AN INJURED walker had to be airlifted off a Scots beauty spot after falling and injuring herself.
The woman was out for a walk on Cramond Island near Edinburgh when she took a tumble earlier today.
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Emergency services at the scene of the incident. Credit: Alan SimpsonCredit: Alan Simpson
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An ambulance on scene. Credit: Alan SimpsonCredit: Alan Simpson
Paramedics raced to the scene but couldn’t move the woman so a Coastguard chopper from Prestwick was brought in to winch the walker to a waiting ambulance.
As well as the helicopter a lifeboat also raced to the scene.
One onlooker, who declined to be named, said: “When I saw the helicopter hovering above the water I thought that maybe a swimmer was in difficulty.
“Then I saw the ambulance crews and Coastguard teams walking across to the island.
“As I got closer to the helicopter I watched as the helicopter winched someone in a stretcher.
“They then landed on the beach and the paramedics went in and moved the woman to an ambulance.”
Several emergency response vehicles were parked at the end of the causeway that leads to the island as rescuers dealt with the emergency.
It’s understood the walker did not suffer serious injuries.
Cramond Island can be reached by low tide via a causeway. However, once high tide arrives, people on the tidal island no longer have a safe passage back to the mainland and get stuck on the island, or on the causeway.
In recent years the RNLI have launched campaigns to make people aware of the dangers.
Volunteers at RNLI lifeboat stations based at Queensferry and Kinghorn, Fife typically respond to call outs at Cramond Causeway.
In 2024, Queensferry RNLI Lifeboat Station launched 81 times, aiding 130 people caught in difficulty in the water, and Kinghorn RNLI Lifeboat Station launched 58 times, saving 2 lives and aiding 31 people.
A spokesperson from HM Coastguard said: “We attended to assist the Scottish Ambulance Service.
“As well as a Lifeboat from Kinghorn we tasked a mobile rescue team and a rescue helicopter from Prestwick.
“We recovered the casualty to an ambulance.”
The Scottish Ambulance Service was approached for comment.