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Lug Rescue (26/06/10)

Hillwalker airlifted from Wicklow Mountains

Today at 1.50pm, on the way to Lugnaquillia (Leinster’s highest peak), a hillwalker suffered a lower leg injury on Corrigasleggaun (780m).  His group attempted to evacuate him themselves but found that they were unable and called in Mountain Rescue.  Both the Glen of Imaal Mountain Rescue Team and the Dublin/Wicklow Mountain Rescue Teams attended the incident.

The injured person was airlifted at 3.10pm by the Irish Coastguard Helicopter to Baldonnell and transferred to Tallaght hospital for treatment.

Thanks to all those who assisted in the safe and efficient evacuation -

Members of the walking group (believed to be from NI) who carried the correct safety equipment and made good decisions

The Irish Coastguard

Dublin/Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team

Glen of Imaal Mountain Rescue Team
 

How you can help

All team members give their time on a voluntary basis, and we rely on the generosity of the public for our operations. To make a donation from any bank just use back account number 59244771, sort code 90-65-07. Our registered charity number is CHY.3950.

 

Pager Appeal

To alert as many members as possible at the beginning of an incident the team uses the Eirpage paging system as well as mobile phone texting. While mobile phone coverage is excellent in urban and most rural areas, we are still dependant on pagers in the remote mountainous areas to get that important message through. Unfortunately, because of the reduced use of paging in the comercial world, paging receivers are becoming expensive and hard to get. The Team is in urgent need for your unused Motorola MemoExpress Pagers. If you have any sitting around in office drawers etc. they may be of use to us. Please contact the Communications Officer at noledaly@gmail.com  if you would like to donate them to the team.