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Motion · S6M-13214 · 14 May 2024

Scottish Mountain Rescue in 2023

Lodged by Liz Smith Standard Motion 44 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament gives its appreciation to the work of the Scottish MountainRescue following the publication of its annual 2023 Statistics Report;understands that the volunteers of the service clocked up 32,762 hours over thecourse of 2023, responding to 572 independent incidents and assisting 677individuals, with callouts occurring on 278 days of the year; recognises whatit sees as the extraordinary effort of rescue teams and Police Scotlandfollowing another intense year of incidents, unfortunately involving 41fatalities across Scotland, which, it believes, matches the trend ofever-increasing total callouts each year, and expresses the need for increasingawareness of the dangers associated with the Scottish Mountains and outdoorsports in order to bring down the numbers of annual callouts and relieve thepressure on life-saving volunteers.

Supporters (44)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.