Call Out 52: Glendalough Rescue 08/09/15
Shortly before 13.00hrs on Tuesday the 8th of September, both the Glen Of Imaal Red Cross Mountain Rescue Team and the Dublin Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team were tasked by the Coast Guard to assist with the rescue of a climber who had fallen while climbing on the main Glendalough Crag.
Both teams went to Full Team Callout while a hasty team went in to establish the exact location of the casualty and the nature of her injuries. Rescue Base was set up at the Miner’s Village. Despite a sizeable fall of almost 5m the young woman was lucky to escape with only a lower leg injury and some minor cuts and bruises, but her position at the base of the large cliff face meant that a short stretcher carry would be required before it would be safe enough for the helicopter to perform a lift.
Rescue Personnel provided initial treatment and pain relief and also set up a belay system to safely maneuver the stretcher on the exposed ground. Once the casualty was a safe distance from the crag Rescue 116 was able to lift the young climber and transport her to hospital and definitve care. The incident was stood down at 16.00hrs.
Mountain Rescue would like to thank all agencies involved including: The Irish Coast Guard, Wicklow Mountains National Park Staff and the HSE Ambulance Service.
