An investigation is under way after an air ambulance “ditched” into a loch in the Highlands.
The Scottish Ambulance Service said the aircraft had to make a “safe but unexpected” landing in Loch Torridon on Thursday due to local weather conditions.
There was no patient on board and the pilot and crew are said to be safe and well.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said it has sent a team to investigate the incident involving an EC145 helicopter that “ditched into Loch Torridon and subsequently recovered to dry land” on Thursday.
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “Whilst en-route to an emergency call in Applecross, one of our helicopters had to make a safe but unexpected landing in Torridon due to local weather conditions.
“There was no patient on board, and the pilot and SAS crew are safe and well.
“A Basics Scotland doctor was dispatched to the emergency call in Applecross and remained with the patient until an ambulance arrived.”
The AAIB said it has started an investigation into the incident in the Highlands.
A spokesperson said: “A multi-disciplinary team including inspectors with expertise in aircraft operations, engineering and recorded data have been deployed to gather evidence and make inquiries.”
A coastguard spokesperson said: “HM Coastguard was informed at about 12.35pm on 7 May of a helicopter making an emergency landing at Upper Loch Torridon, with all on board safe and well.”
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