
Joint operation to help injured cyclist
The volunteer crew of Oban Lifeboat were paged yesterday afternoon (Sunday) to go to the aid of an injured cyclist beside Loch Etive.
The Campbell-Watson arrived on scene and located the casualty on the northern shoreline some two miles up the loch beyond Bonawe. They were joined shortly afterwards by a Coastguard helicopter which was able to land nearby.
After initial treatment by the Coastguard paramedic, the cyclist was transferred by air to Lorn and Islands Hospital in Oban and the lifeboat crew returned to base.
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