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Operations 2006
11 June
2006. A female hillwalker in a well-equipped party of 2 on Sgurr
an Fhuarail, slipped on steep grass and sustained a broken ankle. The
team evacuated the casualty to the roadside from where she was taken
to hospital by the Scottish Ambulance Service.
14-15
August 2006. Search for 2 overdue hillwalkers in the Affric area.
Assisted by a helicopter of 202 Sqn Royal Air Force from Lossiemouth.
Search called off after police received a call from the missing party
to report that they did not require assistance.
23 September
2006. A female hillwalker in a well-equipped party of 2 at the end
of the Sgurr na Creige ridge north of the Saddle, slipped on very steep
ground and fell a considerable distance. She suffered a fatal head injury.
The casualty was evacuated to hospital by a helicopter of 202 Sqn Royal
Air Force from Lossiemouth.