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Local mountain rescue teams issue "common sense" warning amid spate of incidents

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Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Hillwalkers are being urged to be well prepared and use “common sense” when heading to Stirling’s popular walking routes, hillsides and mountainsides this summer after a spate of rescue missions were sparked in recent weeks.Volunteers from the region’s three mountain rescue teams – Lomond MRT, Ochils MRT and Killin MRT – are on hand 24/7 to assist police, fire and rescue and ambulance services with rescues in the Stirling area’s hillsides.Volunteers from Lomond MRT, based in Drymen, had their busiest ever year in 2020, with 50 call outs.Rescue teams have raised concerns over walkers who require rescuing who have ventured into the countryside.

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