A man was airlifted to hospital after being buried under a fallen tree in a Scots village.
Mercy crews scrambled to Glen Clova in Angus after the incident happened while a landworker was clearing wind-fallen debris following the recent storms on Friday, February 25.
The man had to be rescued after he became buried under the unstable root plate of a large tree which had collapsed.
The incident sparked a huge multi-agency rescue mission involving mountain rescuers, fire crews, the ambulance service and Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance teams from both Perth and Aberdeen.
After nearly two hours, the man was finally freed and flown to hospital for treatment.
Thankfully his injuries were not life threatening and he is now recovering at home with his family.
The incident has since been hailed by cops as 'one of the finest pieces of multi-agency rescue work' they have been involved in.
Police Mountain Rescue Team Leader, Constable Paul Morgan said: “The events in Glen Clova on Friday were highly dramatic and required a very varied skillset to resolve successfully.
"Thanks to joint-services training and the mutual understanding that police, mountain rescue teams, Scottish Fire and Rescue and the NHS have, everyone was able to play to their strengths and work together over an extended period to rescue the casualty.
"I can safely say that it was one of the finest pieces of multi-agency rescue work I have been involved in during my many years of both policing and mountain rescue work and every one of the responders involved were a credit to their respective service”.
He added: “I am delighted to report that the casualty is recovering well at home and our collective best wishes are with him and his family”.
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