The man became stranded at the foot of cliffs between Gatehouse of Fleet and Creetown on Friday.
Alex McBratney has come a long way from southern Scotland to become a fellow of the Royal Society.
The crew, all at least in their 40s, made it from the Isle of Whithorn to the Isle of Man.
The site in one of Scotland's most southerly villages is shut temporarily "with immediate effect".
Coastguard teams from Portpatrick, Drummore, Isle of Whithorn and Stranraer are called to the crash.
A selection of images of the rare lunar phenomenon as it is spotted in the skies across the country.
It has been described as the Citizen Kane of horror movies - and one of the worst films ever made.
