Google MapsA child has been airlifted to hospital after falling at a beauty spot in Perthshire.
A major emergency response was launched after reports of the child falling at The Hermitage, in Dunkeld, at 11.30am on Wednesday.
Police, paramedics, four fire appliances and specialist resources were mobilised alongside Tayside Mountain Rescue.
The child was rescued using rope and taken to Ninewells Hospital by air ambulance. Their current condition is unknown.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 11.20am on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, officers received a report of a child having fallen at The Hermitage, near Dunkeld.
“The child has been taken to hospital.”
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 11.27am to attend an incident in Dunkeld. We dispatched a number of resources to the scene, including our trauma and special operation teams, and airlifted one child patient to Ninewells Hospital.”
A spokesperson for Tayside Mountain Rescue said: “The volunteers of Tayside Mountain Rescue were called out this afternoon to The Hermitage as part of a multi-agency response.
“We initiated the rescue of the injured party, who was the handed over to the Ambulance Service.
“We wish the casualty a speedy recovery.”
Follow STV News on WhatsApp
Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
