Call Out 43: Lugnaquilla 15/7/17

At 13:01 on Saturday, July 15th,  Glen of Imaal Red Cross Mountain Rescue Team and Dublin Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team were tasked by An Garda Síochána to assist two walkers who became disoriented in low cloud on Lugnaquilla. Mountain rescue (MR) personnel made contact with the walkers, establishing their location, while others responded to the area. Shortly after making contact …

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Call Out 42: Glendalough 5/7/17

At approximately 14;00 on the 5th of July National Park staff in Glendalough were made aware of a young man who was unwell by the side of the upper lake. A member of staff who is also a volunteer with Mountain Rescue went to the aid of the man. He had been swimming in the lake when he became unwell …

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Call Out 41: Three Rock 2/7/17

At 13:40, Sunday 2nd July, An Garda Síochána tasked The Glen of Imaal Red Cross Mountain Rescue Team and Dublin Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team to come to the aid of a woman walking on the Wicklow Way in the Three Rock area, who had sustained a lower leg injury and was unable to continue walking. Using SARLOC technology Mountain Rescue …

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