Air ambulance sent to park near Arthur's Seat following incident

An air ambulance has been sent to Holyrood Park in Edinburgh due to an ongoing incident.

Emergency services rushed to the scene near Arthur’s Seat in the city after 2.30pm on Tuesday.

The Scottish Ambulance Service sent an ambulance, a paramedic response unit, a critical care paramedic, a special operations response team and an air ambulance to the scene.

The nature of the incident is currently unknown.

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 2.31pm to attend an incident in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh.

“We dispatched an ambulance, a paramedic response unit (PRU), a critical care paramedic (CCP), a special operations response team (SORT), and an air ambulance to the scene.”

Police Scotland has been contacted for comment.

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