A multi-agency rescue operation was launched to take an injured and stranded woman to safety from the Isle of Lismore.
The woman had been out for a walk at the island’s north end, close to Park Farm, on Wednesday when she fell.
Injured and stranded, she raised the alarm at around 3pm, requesting urgent assistance.
Volunteers from RNLI’s Oban lifeboat, accompanied by members of the local coastguard team and paramedics, then launched their first call-out of 2024.
Due to the nature of the casualty’s injuries and the distance from the pier, seven volunteer crew members, two ambulance paramedics and five members of the Oban coastguard were onboard the lifeboat.
Meanwhile on Lismore, firefighters were tasked to the remote location to rescue the casualty and take her to the landing site.
Rescue teams join forces with Lismore fire crews
Once docked in Lismore, paramedics treated the woman at the pier for a suspected broken leg.
She was then transferred onto Oban lifeboat where she was taken to the mainland ahead of being transferred to Lorn and Islands Hospital in Oban for further treatment.
In a statement posted online, Oban lifeboat said: “Ally Cerexhe, coxswain would like to extend his thanks to all involved in the service and wishes the casualty a speedy recovery.”
In a statement, a HM Coastguard spokesperson added: “Oban Coastguard Rescue Team helped recover a woman with an injured leg from the Isle of Lismore on 3 December.
“The alarm was raised at about 3pm and the RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat transported three Coastguard Rescue Officers and two paramedics to the scene.
“The woman was assisted to a pier by the SFRS and taken to Oban where she was passed into the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service.”
