A very busy 2018 ended for Mountain Rescue in Wicklow with a very quiet Christmas period and the first two callouts of 2019 were this weekend. Both were lower leg injuries in the Glendalough area, which were difficult to access due to sever traffic congestion and parking in the area. Callout 1, Glendalough, Wicklow 05/01/2019 At 15:39hrs on Saturday …
View PostAt 15:34hrs on Sunday, October 14th, The Glen of Imaal Red Cross Mountain Rescue Team and the Dublin Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team were tasked by An Garda Siochana to come to the aid of a woman who had fallen and suffered a lower leg injury. The woman was part of a hill walking group and was out with them when …
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At 21:06hrs on Wednesday, August 15th, The Glen of Imaal Mountain Rescue Team and Dublin Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team were tasked to assist a hill runner with a lower leg injury on the Brockaghs. Mountain rescue (MR) personnel responded to the incident site. MR medics assessed and treated the injury, before evacuating the runner by stretcher to a waiting ambulance. The …
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