This is the moment a helicopter arrived after a paraglider was injured in an accident in Lochaber.
The 36-year-old man was flying in the Glencoe area when he careered onto Creag Dubh mountain shortly before 4.30pm on Monday.
During a hasty 999 call to police, the stranded man reported he had careered onto the 2400 foot mountain and was unable to move after sustaining injuries to his left foot, right ankle and elbow.
As the man lay stranded, volunteers from Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) began their ascent up the peak as the coastguard rescue helicopter took to the skies to aid in the “challenging rescue operation”.
George Baird, Captain from HM Coastguard Inverness helicopter spoke of the conditions the teams faced in securing the casualties rescue.
He said: “This job was challenging due to the steep ground and narrow gully that the casualty was in. The MRT did a great job of securing the scene and assisting the winchman to stabilise the casualty. They also played a key role in helping with the winching operation that made a very tricky job a lot more straight forward.”
Upon arrival, the man was winched onboard the helicopter before being flown to the landing site at Torlundy to an awaiting ambulance.
Paramedics transported the injured paraglider to Belford Hospital in Fort William for further treatment.
