Myreside Road: Edinburgh emergency services called to report of concern for a man

Emergency services responded to reports of a concern for a person.
By Sam Shedden
Published 8th Aug 2020, 11:17 BST
Updated 8th Aug 2020, 11:28 BST

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Myreside Road in Edinburgh. Picture: GoogleMyreside Road in Edinburgh. Picture: Google
Myreside Road in Edinburgh. Picture: Google

Police, firefighters, and medics were called to the south-west of Edinburgh last night after reports of “concern for a person.”

Locals described a large emergency services operation on Myreside Road just before 9pm on Friday, August 7.

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Alongside the road are the playing fields of George Watson’s College and the Royal Edinburgh Hospital in the Morningside/Polwarth area of the city.

A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed they deployed appliances to the scene but would only say the incident was a “police matter”.

In a statement, Police Scotland told the Edinburgh Evening News: “Police Scotland received a report of a concern for a person on Myreside Road in Edinburgh around 8.55pm on Friday, 7 August.

“Emergency services attended and the man was safely passed into the care of medical staff a short time later.”

The man was uninjured.

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