Call Out 52: Paddock Hill 11/8/17

At 12:54hrs on Friday, August 11th, Glen of Imaal Red Cross Mountain Rescue Team and  Dublin Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team were tasked to respond to an incident involving a mountain biker on Paddock Hill. MR personnel assessed and treated the biker’s injuries, before a short stretcher carry to a waiting ambulance. The incident was stood down at 13:38hrs. MR would …

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Call Out 51: Sugarloaf 10/8/17

At 16:34hrs on Thursday, August 10th, Glen of Imaal Red Cross Mountain Rescue Team and  Dublin Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team were tasked to assist a HSE National Ambulance Service (NAS) crew at the Sugarloaf. The NAS crew were responding to a female walker who sustained a lower leg injury. MR personnel assisted the NAS crew at the scene and then …

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Call Out 50: Djouce Wood 9/8/17

At 22:04hrs on Wednesday, August 9th, Glen of Imaal Red Cross Mountain Rescue Team and  Dublin Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team were tasked by An Garda Síochána to locate a party of five walkers in Djouce Wood. The group became disoriented when darkness fell, leaving them unsure of their location. MR personnel used Sarloc Rescue technology to pinpoint the group’s position. …

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