A patroller’s bike was stolen at Nevis Range while helping rescue an injured person.
The bike was stolen on Saturday, October 29, when Nevis Range patrollers near Fort William were attending a “potentially serious injury”.
Due to high winds and the nature of the person’s injury, a vehicle had to be used to transport the casualty.
One of the patrollers helped monitor the casualty in the vehicle and had to leave their bike behind near the track.
Nevis Range said this afternoon that the bike has since disappeared.
Appeal launched for information
Announcing the incident on social media, Nevis Range posted saying: “I know times are hard, but stealing a bike while we are helping someone who’s injured – really?
“Please help, yesterday our patrollers attended a potentially serious injury on the bike tracks.
“Due to the nature of the injury and the high wind which meant we couldn’t use the rescue deck, we had to use our vehicle for the extraction.
“One of the patrollers had to leave the bike by the track so we could monitor the casualty in the vehicle. The bike that was left by the track has now disappeared.”
The bike is a Trek Session 9 (R3) and the frame number is WTU046G0101T.
Anyone who may some information on the its whereabouts is being asked to contact Nevis Range via messenger on Facebook or calling on 01397 705825.