Lochaber Mountain RescueAn injured dog was rescued from a mountain in the Highlands after suffering a “significant” fall.
Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team were called out after the dog fell on craggy ground at Glen Dessary on Saturday.
Driving up to the location, the team had to make on-the-spot repairs to make bridges passable for their vehicles.
The dog was then loaded up onto a stretcher and taken back to the vehicles and was later assessed by a vet.
Lochaber Mountain RescueIn a statement on social media, the team said: “Yesterday afternoon, the team headed out to Glen Dessary to assist a dog who’d sustained injuries from a significant fall on craggy ground.
“Team members were able to drive a good distance to the furry casualty; however, some on-the-fly maintenance needed to be carried out to make some of the bridges passable to team 4x4s.
“With the casualty packaged in a stretcher and made comfortable, the team was able to carry the injured hound back to the vehicles, where we were able to meet with a vet.
“We’d like to wish our casualty and his humans the very best with their recovery.”
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