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 …
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In an exceptionally busy day, Saturday, October 20th, saw the Glen of Imaal Red Cross Mountain Rescue Team and the Dublin & Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team tasked to four separate incidents in Dublin and Wicklow. Three taskings came from An Garda Síochána, and one from Ambulance Control. The four incidents, which were geographically diverse and simultaneous, stretched the teams’ …
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On Sunday, August 12th, The Glen of Imaal Mountain Rescue and Dublin Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team were tasked three times. At 15:39hrs, the teams were tasked by An Garda Síochána to search for two female walkers who were lost on Montpelier Hill, near the Hellfire Club. Mountain rescue (MR) were alerted that one of them had a medical issue. The …
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