Glendalough Rescue (18/12/12)
News Release: American Tourist Rescued From Glendalough
At 3pm today, December 18th the Dublin & Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team and the Glen of Imaal Irish Red Cross Mountain Rescue team where requested by An Garda Síochána to come to the aid of American woman in her 40’s who had become unwell while walking in Glendalough. Co. Wicklow
The woman, a tourist from California who had been walking on one of the marked trails in Glendalough complained of feeling unwell and fatigued. She was met my mountain rescue personnel in the Miners village where they assessed and treated her. Shortly after she was evacuated via a Wicklow National Parks 4×4 vehicle to the Glendalough Hotel.
Mountain Rescue would like to thank all those involved in this successful rescue including
An Garda Síochána
Wicklow National Park
Issued By
David Williams
Chairperson & Public Relations Officer
Dublin & Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team
087 6222481
Hugh McLindon
Public Relations Officer
Glen of Imaal Red Cross Mountain Rescue Team
087 1798398
Mountain Rescue is a registered charity
GOIMRT – Charity No. : CHY 3950
DWMRT – Charity No. : CHY 10148
Mountain Rescue Ireland – Charity No.: CHY 10412
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The Glen of Imaal Red Cross Mountain Rescue Team and the Dublin & Wicklow Mountain Rescue team where requested by An Garda Síochána to come to the aid of an American woman in her 40’s who had become unwell while walking in Glendalough. The woman, a tourist from California who had been walking on one of the marked trails in Glendalough complained of feeling unwell and fatigued. She was met by Mountain Rescue personnel at the Miners village where they assessed and treated her. Shortly afterwards she was evacuated via a Wicklow Mountains National Park 4×4 vehicle to the Glendalough Hotel.
Mountain Rescue would like to thank all those involved in this successful rescue including An Garda Síochána & Wicklow Mountains National Park
