Rescue team called out twice in space of six hours

Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team has had its busiest start to a year on record

A mountain rescue team was called out twice in the space of six hours to the Borders hills.

The first incident happened at about 13:15 on Wednesday when a hillwalker got injured above Ettrick Kirk.

Then at 19:12, the Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team (TVMRT) was called out again to assist a cyclist lost in the hills between Eddleston and Romanno Bridge.

The group has now been called out 38 times already in 2024 making it the busiest first half of the year it has ever had.

The injured hillwalker was taken to a waiting ambulance

The first callout on Wednesday saw the team work along with paramedics from the Scottish Ambulance Service.

They were able to get the casualty off the hillside on a stretcher to a waiting ambulance.

In the second incident, the cyclist had taken shelter in a hut and the rescue team was able to confirm the location via their mobile phone.

As team members headed towards the area, police - assisted by a local farmer - were able to reach the cyclist and take them to safety.