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Double helicopter rescue from Mournes
« on: July 30, 2013 »



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There was a double call-out for the Mourne Mountain Rescue Team over the weekend, with a helicopter required to help an injured woman - then having to respond to a second incident, before airlifting both casualties to hospital.

A woman sustained head and facial injuries when she fell on the summit of Slieve Donard at about 2pm on Sunday.

The Mourne MRT and the Rescue 116 helicopter attended the scene but, at the same time, a second woman injured her knee in a separate incident as she descended the mountain.

"She was also examined by a team member before being transferred to a stretcher and airlifted by Rescue 116," a spokesman for Mourne MRT said.

"Both casualties were flown to Daisy Hill Hospital for further treatment."

Twelve members of the team had responded to the incidents and were stood down at about 4pm.

http://www.u.tv/News/Double-helicopter-rescue-from-Mournes/23472c93-d889-4b90-9633-6d6be1038b35
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Re: Double helicopter rescue from Mournes
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2013 »

I saw this on facebook on Sunday, well done to the mountain rescue guys as always. When I see these Sunday afternoon rescues it does make me wonder how well prepared the walkers were though.
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Re: Double helicopter rescue from Mournes
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2013 »

I think the official figure is that 97% of people rescued in the mountains are well prepared, thats why I wear shorts and trainers, the odds are with me  ;D
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Re: Double helicopter rescue from Mournes
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2013 »

Ahh, that's what 116 was up to on Saturday, it woke me up from a nice wee sleep I was having in the sun on the side of Meelmore (a story for another post)

I'm kinda with Liam on this one, with the exception of that heat exhaustion case on Trassey the other weekend, most cases I read about would seem to be genuine 'unavoidable' [1] accidents.

When I read "sustained head and facial injuries", it could be that they didn't have the right footwear on, didn't tie their shoelaces, fell off the wall while waling on it or were running down the mountain (looking at you Liam  ;))....or it could have been a simple lapse of concentration that ended up with a face plant near some rocks (I note that they were not reported to have hand/arm injuries so they must have gone down quick and hard)   

I kinda think of my small donations to the MMRT as deposits in a bank....one day I'll need to make a withdrawal. The more time you spend in the mountains, the more confident you get, the more you will look at a gully and say "what the hell!"...

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[1] 'unavoidable' as in the only way to avoid them is not go into the mountains, not drive to the car park, not leave the house, etc  ;D
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Re: Double helicopter rescue from Mournes
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2013 »

Strangely i heard the mourne rescue team make a call on channel 16 while kayaking off portmuck island found it rather strange never heard anymore till i read this ..
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