The man had fallen into a stream at the Grey Mare's Tail waterfall near Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway, and was eventually rescued from the water by mountain rescue teams and members of other emergency services.
The waterfall is one of the most spectacular natural landmarks in the south of Scotland, with a main fall of 60m - making it the fifth highest cascade in the UK.
Rescuers had to contend with winds of up to 40mph as they sought to extract the man from the area. He was winched from the water and initial care was given to him on the banks of the stream before he was taken by helicopter to Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
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