Weather conditions were very poor with cloud cover coming down over most of the mountain. A small group of Hillwalker’s came across the injured man and moved him to the lee side of the mountain where he would be better sheltered. They then rang Mountain Rescue with the coordinates of his location, and remained with him until MR personnel arrived which  involved two hill parties, one coming in from Fraughan Rock and the 2nd from Corrigasleggaun.  The causality was treated for both his injury and hypothermia while other hill parties hauled stretcher equipment up to his location from the Ow valley.

Once the causality had been treated MR personnel began the long stretcher carry off the summit of Lugnaquilla, down to the Glen of Imaal. With poor visibility and steep ground to contend with, the carry out was tough work for all involved. Another hill party arrived up from the Glen side to assist with the carry out.

Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 116 remained in constant communication with MR personnel and once regular windows of opportunity started to appear where visibility started to improve they took off for Lugnaquilla to evac the causality. The stretcher party were below cloud cover when Rescue 116 arrived and the causality was successfully handed over to the heli crew and airlifted to hospital for definitive care.