Thieves Hit Glencoe MRT

© Glen Coe MRT

On Wednesday 6th November the Herald newspaper reported a break in at an equipment store used by Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team. Vital gear was lost, and the full cost of replacement is unlikely to be met by insurance. 

Team members out training  © Glen Coe MRT
Team members out training
© Glen Coe MRT

About £11,500 worth of kit was taken in burglaries on two successive nights, from a secluded store that the team rent at the old Glencoe hospital. The losses include stretchers, a radio and a quad bike.

'We use it [the quad bike] for getting into some areas and can also use it for taking stretchers off certain hills' team leader John Grieve told the paper. 'We also go up to service our radio masts on it. It is used a lot.'

'It was covered by motor insurance. So we will probably get around £3000 but it will cost about £8500 to replace with a new one. That is a direct loss that we will have to bear, as we need one.'

There is speculation the store was deliberately targeted.

'We use what was the ­ambulance garage but there is no big sign on the door saying Glencoe Mountain Rescue. So the thieves obviously knew about it' he said.

'They managed to break in through the roof. The first night they didn't take much, but they came back next night and took a lot more.'

The team would welcome donations to help replace the lost gear. Today John Grieve also tells us that the break in has now prompted plans to build a new team base in a less isolated part of the village, with enough room on site to safely store all their kit.

For more info on Glencoe MRT see the team website or send them a donation here.


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8 Nov, 2013
Really!? Absolute tossers.
8 Nov, 2013
Toerags!
8 Nov, 2013
Wan*ers! The quad bike I can sort of see them targeting, and maybe the radios, but WTF are they going to do with the stretcher? It's not like that's going to be an easy sell on ebay!
9 Nov, 2013
Here's the link to save time for anyone who wants to donate to help them replace the kit. (Hope that's ok to post, mods) https://www.justgiving.com/glencoemountainrescue
9 Nov, 2013
Yes get on and give, now, no matter how little, all helps.
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