THE Mourne Mountain Rescue Team (MMRT) made two rescues in the Mournes on Saturday 9th April.
Going for a short walk even, or serious hillwalking or climbing in the Mournes can lead to unexpected dangers and accidents. Always let someone know where you are going and when you are expected back. Throughout the year, the MMRT makes a number of timely interventions, rescuing hill users inujred and in distress.
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Ed Kilgore, MMTRT Chairman, said, “Thexa0first call at 12.45pm onxa0Saturday was to the Pigeon Rocksxa0area where a climber had fallen whilst climbing and had sustained two broken lowerxa0legs. The team stabilised the casualty and lowered him 25 meters to an area where the Irish Coastguard helicopter which was assisting could winch out the casualty safely. The team were assisted by local PSNI and helicopter crew members.
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Ed Kilgore, MMTRT Chairman, said, “Thexa0first call at 12.45pm onxa0Saturday was to the Pigeon Rocksxa0area where a climber had fallen whilst climbing and had sustained two broken lowerxa0legs. The team stabilised the casualty and lowered him 25 meters to an area where the Irish Coastguard helicopter which was assisting could winch out the casualty safely. The team were assisted by local PSNI and helicopter crew members.“While stillxa0dealing with the firstxa0call out, a second call out came in requesting the team to assistxa0a femalexa0runnerxa0who had fallenxa0on Slievenaglogh.
“She had a suspected broken collar bone and also suffered head and facial injuries the team made their way round to the Trassey Trackxa0area andxa0two groups headed out to assist. The Co-ordinator, xa0because of nature of xa0the injury, requestedxa0the Irish Coastguard helicopter toxa0return to airlift the casualty out. The team started making their way down with the casualty to a suitable landing site wherexa0thexa0helicopterxa0came and winched the casualty onboard.
“The team were assisted by a number of race marshals, the helicopter crew and PSNIxa0Mountain Rescue Team.xa0 The local Coastguard were put on standby.
“Thexa0rescue finished at 1800 hours.The MMRT would like to thank all who assisted on thexa0two rescues.”
Anyone wanting to assist the team can do so at www.justgiving.com/mournemrt (Registered Charity No. XR82794).
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