UK Coastguard helicopters from Prestwick and Inverness on scene at light aircraft crash
At about 11.07am today (Tuesday 2 August) the UK Aeronautical Rescue Coordination
Centre (ARCC) received a call from the Distress and Diversion Cell
(D&D) with reports of a light aircraft crash near Ben
More, Lochearnhead, near the Trossachs, Scotland.
This report was followed shortly by a report from
Rescue Co-ordination Centre (RCC) Germany of an aircraft Emergency Locator
Transmitter (ELT) activated at Beinn Lora, near Oban, Scotland - 35 miles to the west of the
initial incident reported.
Two UK Coastguard helicopters were immediately
scrambled by the ARCC and sent to the two locations. UK Coastguard helicopter
based at Inverness was sent to Ben More and UK Coastguard helicopter based at
Prestwick was sent to Beinn Lora.
Arriving on scene, the UK Coastguard Prestwick
helicopter located the crashed aircraft on a mountain.
The UK Coastguard helicopter based at Inverness
arrived on scene 15 minutes later.
Both casualties will be airlifted separately and
will be transferred to Glasgow airport for land ambulance
transfer.
RAF Lossiemouth Mountain Rescue Team were making
their way to the scene but have now been stood down.
We have no further information at this time and the
incident is ongoing.