Scottish fire and rescue service at Old Church Road in Torry.
Picture by Kenny Elrick 27/05/2021
A woman has been successfully rescued after getting into difficulty in a river near Taynuilt.
Emergency crews were called to the Bridge of Awe area shortly after noon to assist a female out of the River Awe.
Water rescue units from Fort William and Oban fire stations were scrambled to the scene around 12:18pm as part of a large scale rescue operation.
🚨 Emergency Call 🚨 Crew paged at 12.18hrs along with Tyndrum & Appin appliances and Oban & Fort William water rescue units to attend a water rescue incident at Bridge of Awe near Taynuilt. 📟🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒#M24P6#M23P6#E67P8#E07S1#T21S6pic.twitter.com/JsaNFo38a5
The female casualty was swiftly located by fire crews upon their arrival, before being returned to dry land safe and well and uninjured a short time later.
Fire crews from Killin, Tyndrum and Appin were also dispatched to the area to assist.
Water rescue teams called to help stranded female near Taynuilt
