Sugarloaf Rescue 02/02/14

On Sunday 02/02/14 at approx 16.50hrs both the Glen of Imaal Red Cross Mountain Rescue Team and the Dublin & Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team were tasked by the HSE to come to the assistance of a man in his late 50’s who had suffered a lower leg injury while descending the Great Sugarloaf with a companion. MR personnel assisted HSE paramedics on scene. The man was airlifted by the Irish Coast Guard helicopter and transferred to hospital for further treatment.  

Mountain Rescue would like to thank all agencies involved including: HSE Ambulance Service & Irish Coast Guard