A horrifying second for a father/son duo ended up with an act of heroism. A teenage son, 16, saved his dad, 57, after the older man fell whereas mountain climbing. An outcropped rock knocked the dad unconscious. The incident occurred yesterday in East Lothian, Scotland.
Border Search and Rescue Unit (BSARU), a volunteer-based mountain rescue group in southeast Scotland, posted particulars in regards to the incident and the rescue on Fb.
“A father and son climbing occasion discovered their outing on Overhang Wall curtailed when the elder member of the workforce fell from his stance and swung for a long way into the rock, knocking himself out and sustaining plenty of different accidents,” BSARU mentioned within the publish. “The son did a valiant job of reducing the daddy to a spot of security and two different climbers, having fun with their first go to to Traprain Regulation, are to be counseled for elevating the alarm.”
BSARU deployed assist instantly and helped carry the injured man to a ready ambulance.
There aren’t any further particulars obtainable in regards to the situation of the injured man. Nevertheless, we’re certain the dad is grateful his son’s fast pondering helped save his life when their rock-climbing journey turned almost lethal.
See BSARU’s pictures of the rescue right here:
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