{"id":44914,"date":"2025-04-23T21:52:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T21:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/44914\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T21:52:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T21:52:10","slug":"police-launch-large-rescue-mission-after-incident-at-scots-tourist-landmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/44914\/","title":{"rendered":"Police launch large rescue mission after incident at Scots tourist landmark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A MAJOR rescue mission was launched following an incident at a tourist landmark in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/police-scotland\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Police<\/a> and mountain rescue teams raced to Arthur&#8217;s Seat in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/where\/edinburgh\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the capital<\/a> this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Emergency vehicles and personnel responding to an incident in a park.\" height=\"792\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Facebook\/Police Scotland Edinburgh\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1168-hours-keeping-people-safe-989352728.jpg\" data-caption=\"A rescue mission was launched after a walker got injured on Arthur's Seat\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1168-hours-keeping-people-safe-989352728.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>A rescue mission was launched after a walker got injured on Arthur&#8217;s SeatCredit: Facebook\/Police Scotland Edinburgh<\/p>\n<p>The multi-agency operation was launched after a walker had fallen and injured their leg.<\/p>\n<p>A search was then conducted by cops along with ambulance crews, mountain rescue and Holyrood Park rangers<\/p>\n<p>The hiker was helped off of the hillside and treated with specialist equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Pictures from the scene show a number of emergency service vehicles in Holyrood Park.<\/p>\n<p>The condition of the walker is currently unknown.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on social media, Police Scotland Edinburgh said: &#8220;Northeast Support Team\u00a0responded to a walker who had fallen and sustained a leg injury on Arthur\u2019s Seat, conducting a search operation to find them alongside multi-agency partners from Scottish Ambulance Service, Mountain Rescue and Holyrood Park Rangers. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They thereafter helped with the walker&#8217;s extraction from the hillside using specialist equipment, while coordinating the response.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police and mountain rescue vehicles at an incident.\" height=\"960\" width=\"885\" data-credit=\"Facebook\/Police Scotland Edinburgh\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1168-hours-keeping-people-safe-989352726.jpg\" data-caption=\"Emergency crews raced to the Edinburgh tourist hotspot\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1168-hours-keeping-people-safe-989352726.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>Emergency crews raced to the Edinburgh tourist hotspotCredit: Facebook\/Police Scotland Edinburgh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A MAJOR rescue mission was launched following an incident at a tourist landmark in Edinburgh. 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