One person was taken to hospital with multiple injuries after being swept away by the waterfall.
A rescue operation was launched after a man fell into the Gray Mare Tail Falls near Moffat, losing his footing and suffering a burn. Dumfries and Galloway.
The Moffat Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) said he was swept downhill and burned before falling between 10 and 15 metres, at one of the upper waterfalls.
Moffat went to the scene with MRT police, the fire service, the Coast Guard helicopter and the Helimed trauma team helicopter when the alarm was raised at 10.30am on Saturday, and they rescued the man while battling gusts of up to 40 miles per hour.
The injured man, who had broken bones, was pulled from the water to a safe place en route, where he was given pain relief and medical attention before being taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
James Coles, Moffat MRT team leader, said: “He lost his footing and slipped. The main waterfall is huge, fortunately he didn’t go over it, but there are a series of upper waterfalls.
“He got swept away with the burn then over the waterfall and then further along with the burn and somehow he managed to stop himself.
“He was there with friends and they raised the alarm. It was a bit unfortunate, they were trying to take pictures of the beautiful scenery and it appears he tripped and burned.
The main waterfall, which is further downstream from where the man ended up, is the highest in Britain and is 60 meters across Loch Skeen.
A spokesman for Moffat MRT said: “With wind gusts of up to 40 mph, it was a challenging day on the hill for all teams involved before standing at 2.30pm.”