{"id":809256,"date":"2026-03-07T03:26:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T03:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/809256\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T03:26:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T03:26:17","slug":"hiker-falls-from-arthurs-seat-in-edinburgh-as-coastguard-rushes-to-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/809256\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiker ‘falls’ from Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh as coastguard rushes to rescue"},"content":{"rendered":"

The incident took place on Friday afternoon when emergency crews were called to an apparent fall on Arthur’s Seat.<\/p>\n

22:27, 06 Mar 2026Updated 22:27, 06 Mar 2026<\/p>\n

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The Coastguard helicopter could be seen in the area(Image: Colin Rowan )<\/p>\n

A hiker has been rescued after “falling” from Arthur’s Seat<\/a>. The alarm was raised shortly before 1.30pm on Friday, March 6 when emergency services were alerted to a climber having ran into trouble at the Edinburgh beauty spot.<\/p>\n

Crews including Scottish Fire and Rescue Service<\/a> (SFRS) and Scottish Ambulance Service rushed to the peak, located within Holyrood Park, as did the coastguard in desperate attempts to help the individual involved.<\/p>\n

The SFRS confirmed they sent two appliances, a height appliance and a rope rescue appliance to the incident, with a Coastguard <\/a>helicopter also seen circling the skies around the popular site, located near the Scottish Parliament.<\/p>\n

Photos taken at the scene show an air ambulance circling the area. A Coastguard spokesperson confirmed that the male hiker was rescued and put into the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service, reports Edinburgh Live<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The name, age and gender of the person is not yet known, nor is the extent of their injuries, how it happened, or whether they required hospital <\/a>treatment.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson said: “At around 2.07pm, HM Coastguard was made aware of a male with injuries sustained in a fall at Arthur\u2019s Seat, Edinburgh.<\/p>\n

“An HM Coastguard Rescue Helicopter was sent, and the casualty was rescued and put into the care of Scottish Ambulance Service.”<\/p>\n

A SFRS spokesperson added: “We responded to reports of a casualty in Holyrood Park <\/a>at 1.24pm on Friday, March 6. We had two appliances, a rope rescue appliance and a height appliance in attendance.”<\/p>\n

Police Scotland and Scottish Ambulance Service has been approached for comment.<\/p>\n

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