Mourne Mountain Rescue Team In Action

“Due to the terrain and lack of clear information it took a little while to locate the casualty.xa0The first response group located the man and quickly assessed his condition. He had a bad head wound and was losing blood this was compounded by a hand injury and suspected two broken bones in his right leg. [caption id="attachment_26359" align="alignleft" width="224" caption="The Mourne Mountain Rescue team provides a life-saving service for the Mournes. "][/caption] “The Coastguard helicopter from Dublin which had been assisting in locating the casualty had to leave the scene to refuel and quickly returned to the scene. By this time the Mourne team members had stabilised the casualty and had him loaded onto their stretcher. “Due to the position close to the crag the team had to move the stretcher to a position to allow the helicopter to winch the man onboard. He was then flown to Musgrave Park hospital and due to the nature of his injuries he was thenxa0transported by road to the Royal Victoria Hospital were he is now considered to be in a satisfactory condition.” Mr Kilgore added that the team stood down at 6pm and that they would like to thank the PSNI and Coastguard for their help in this call out. Fundraising Day At Donard Park The Friends of xa0the MMRT organised a big fundraising day at Donard Park in Newcastle last Saturday. xa0In a sun-baked day visitors enjoyed the many stalls and events that took place. The big attraction was the monster trucks which caught the eye of every wee boy in the park. They took part in a pulling competition and in the evening drove around the town of Newcastle honking their horns at all the visitors lining the streets.