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Walker airlifted from Mournes
« on: April 04, 2010 »
A 62-year-old man has been airlifted from the Mournes after falling and breaking his leg.

He was part of a group of walkers who were on a section between Slieve Donard and Slieve Commedagh when he fell.

A mountain rescue team assessed his injuries and called for a helicopter to travel from Dublin to airlift him to Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8602886.stm
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Re: Walker airlifted from Mournes
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2010 »
We saw it happenin, there was a load of snow on donnard he prob just slipped on that seems lucky to get away with just a broken leg.
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Re: Walker airlifted from Mournes
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2010 »
What was wrong with his other leg, Couldn't he have just hopped down


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Re: Walker airlifted from Mournes
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2010 »
Quote from: fatty-arbuckle on April 05, 2010
What was wrong with his other leg, Couldn't he have just hopped down


 ;D

he's not john cunningham!
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