01/10/2007
Irish Coast Guard Helicopter In Mournes Rescue
An Irish Coast Guard Helicopter was called in to winch an injured woman from the Mourne Mountains in County Down.
The woman was injured in a fall on Slieve Beg on Sunday afternoon. It is understood that she suffered a broken ankle in the fall.
On Saturday a party who had become lost in the Mournes were located by a rescue team at around 9pm. They were escorted to safety without further incident.
(SP)
The woman was injured in a fall on Slieve Beg on Sunday afternoon. It is understood that she suffered a broken ankle in the fall.
On Saturday a party who had become lost in the Mournes were located by a rescue team at around 9pm. They were escorted to safety without further incident.
(SP)
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