Arran MRT drone assists police search for missing person

Arran Mountain Rescue Team said its drone operators assisted Police Scotland in a multi-agency search for a missing person, in a post on X on Saturday 31 October 2026.

The team said its drone operators were called on to help Police Scotland search for a missing person as part of a wider, multi-agency operation.

According to the team, the drone was sent to cover sections of coastline that were difficult to search on foot. The team said in a post on X: "Our drone was deployed to search some awkward stretches of coastline, helping search challenging terrain."

The team did not give further detail on the outcome of the search. It said in the same post: "Our thoughts remain with everyone affected by this incident."

The place

The Isle of Arran lies in the Firth of Clyde, off the west coast of Scotland. (Arran MRT)

The team

Arran Mountain Rescue Team is a volunteer charity that provides search and rescue assistance to walkers and climbers on the Isle of Arran. It currently has 30 members, all unpaid volunteers who are on call throughout the year, according to its website.

The team recorded 29 call-outs in 2025, according to the SMR Statistics Report 2025. (Mountain Rescue England and Wales, Arran MRT)

Staying safe

Volunteer search teams such as mountain and lowland rescue units work alongside police forces when a person is reported missing, helping to cover ground that can be difficult or time-consuming for officers to search alone, according to Lowland Rescue, which represents such teams across the UK. (lowlandrescue.org)

Earlier call-outs in Scotland

False alarm after reports of shouts for help on Arran

Read Arran MRT’s original post on X.

Sources

Arran MRT call-out post Arran MRT
SMR Statistics Report 2025, callouts by team Mountain Rescue England and Wales
Arran MRT website Arran MRT
Lowland Rescue explains how its volunteer search teams support the police when someone is missing. lowlandrescue.org