Emergency services in Edinburgh raced to the coastline on Sunday afternoon amid an ongoing incident.
Pictures taken from Cramond Island show a huge emergency response, with coastguard and RNLI at the scene on June 15.
The incident is understood to have taken place around 11am and it is ongoing.
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Images show several ambulances, a coastguard helicopter and a rock climber at the incident as concerned locals watch on.
A helicopter was also spotted circling the area as investigations are carried out. HM Coastguard confirmed a woman slipped on rocks and suffered a head injury – she was winched to safety by helicopter.
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One local resident said: “Huge emergency response at Cramond. RNLI ambulance, helicopter, coastguard and rock climber there.”
A HM Coastguard spokesperson said: “HM Coastguard responded to an incident involving a woman who had slipped on rocks and suffered a head injury on Cramond Island today, Sunday 15 June.
“Alerted at around 11.10am, Coastguard rescue teams from South Queensferry, Fisherrow, Leven, and North Berwick were sent alongside an HM Coastguard search and rescue helicopter and Kinghorn RNLI lifeboat. The casualty was winched to safety by helicopter and handed to the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service.”
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Police Scotland have also been approached for comment.
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