Highlands & Islands Person taken to hospital following rescue on Isle of Mull loch A Coastguard lifeboat was sent to Loch Spelve following reports of an injured person on board of a vessel. By Alberto Lejarraga May 31 2024, 8:34 am May 31 2024, 8:34 am Share Person taken to hospital following rescue on Isle of Mull loch Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/6487543/coastguard-rescue-loch-spelve-mull/ Copy Link Coastguard has sent a lifeboat to rescue a person in Loch Spelve. Image: Michael Jagger/Wikimedia Commons A person has been taken to hospital following a rescue operation on the Isle of Mull. Coastguard crews were sent to Loch Spelve, in the south-east of the island, after reports of an injured person on board of a vessel this morning. A lifeboat from Oban was dispatched and the person was taken back to land. Emergency services waiting at Oban Harbour transferred them to Lorn and Islands Hospital. Person taken to hospital following Mull rescue A Coastguard spokesperson said: “We received a call around 7:30am about an injury on board of a vessel in Loch Spelve, on the Isle of Mull. “We sent one lifeboat from Oban. “The person was taken back to land, where they were transferred to a hospital in Oban.” A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 07:57 to attend an incident at Oban Harbour. “An ambulance was dispatched to the scene and one patient was transported to Lorn and Islands Hospital, Oban.”
