First aid training ends in real rescue at Megget Reservoir

Image source, Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue

Image caption, Two rescue teams and the first aid trainer were involved in the operation

A first aid training event in the Scottish Borders ended up in a real life rescue at the weekend.

Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team were on a refresher course when they were called out on Saturday afternoon.

They had to assist someone with a broken leg who had fallen off their quad bike near the Megget Reservoir.

An air ambulance could not land nearby and - along with Moffat Mountain Rescue Team - they helped carry the casualty to the waiting helicopter.

Their first aid trainer - from Ochils Mountain Rescue Team - also ended up assisting in the operation.

Image source, Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue

Image caption, A helicopter could not land nearby so the mountain rescue team had to carry the casualty to it