The alarm was raised to police early Friday (17th February) afternoon after the man, who wasn’t local to the area, hadn’t checked out of his accommodation.
HM Coastguard joined a multi- agency response sending coastguard rescue teams from Skye, Portree, Kyle, Duntulm and Dunvegan, the coastguard rescue helicopter from Stornoway and RNLI lifeboat from Mallaig . The teams spent Friday afternoon through to Saturday morning searching the coastal and mountain areas close to Sligachan.
The man was found by mountain rescue teams, having suffered an injury, before being winched to safety by the coastguard rescue helicopter and taken to Balfour Hospital for medical care.
HM Coastguard Aeronautical Tactical Commander Steve McNally commented “The gentleman involved had prepared somewhat for walking in the conditions and was carrying some supplies. However, accidents can happen and we recommend that anyone walking in remote or coastal locations takes a means for calling for help such as a personal locator beacon. It’s also a good idea to let a friend or family member know when they’ll be back, so they can raise the alarm if they don’t return.”
