An air rescue was launched yesterday to help a 42-year-old man who broke his foot after falling on Arthur’s Seat.

Emergency services were alerted at 7.20pm.

The man’s injuries are not life threatening.

A SFRS spokesman said: “At the moment we have several appliances there with firefighters in attendance to help rescue a man with a broken foot.

“We also have a helicopter assisting the rescue operation.”

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “At around 7.20pm, police in Edinburgh were alerted that a 42-year-old man had fallen on Arthur’s Seat.

“We worked with ambulance and fire service to safely get the injured man from the hill.”

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John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.