An ambulance crew based 21 minutes away in Grantown-on-Spey responded to the call because a local ambulance technician was on a meal break.

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They moved to Grantown-on-Spey after Mr Grant Smith retired, he said.

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Instead, a crew based 21 minutes away in Granton-on-Spey responded.

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