A woman has been taken to hospital after reports of “concern for a person” in a waterway which flows out of Loch Lomond.
Charitable organisation Loch Lomond Boat Rescue (LLRB) were among those who responded to the incident last night (June 11) in the River Leven.
Emergency crews, including the police and ambulance service, were also spotted at the scene.
A spokesperson for LLBR said: “Whilst on our weekly midweek training night, LLRB were tasked at 20.22pm to reports of a female in the River Leven at a location near to Balloch Bridge.
“Crew responded urgently to the location and, once on scene, immediately commenced casualty care.
“The crew continued to treat the casualty until the arrival of Scottish Ambulance Service, where we assisted them in extrication to the ambulance.
“Many thanks also to the members of the public who assisted.”
Police Scotland have confirmed that this was a “concern for a person incident” and the woman was taken to hospital.
A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: "We received a call on Wednesday at 20.35pm to attend an incident on Balloch Road.
"We dispatched one ambulance to the scene and transported one female patient to Royal Alexandra Hospital.”
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