Today, Thursday 8th April, a woman suffered a lower leg injury near the top of the Glenmacnass Waterfall at approx. 2.30pm.  The ambulance service was called but was unable to evacuate her safely.  The waterfall is a popular tourist view point on the road from Laragh to the Sally Gap.

 

Mountain rescue was alerted and attended the scene, whereupon a technical rope system was set up.  The woman was secured onto the crag stretcher and brought back up to the roadside, where the ambulance service was able to transport her to hospital for attention.

 

Thankfully injuries were minor and the person was extracted relatively quickly from the precipitous slopes onto which she had fallen.  Thanks to all those involved.

 

Hugh McLindon

Public Relations Officer
Glen of Imaal MRT
086 8520962

 

Paul Gilbert

Public Relations Officer
Dublin & Wicklow MRT
087 9125835

 

Mountain Rescue is a registered charity 

GOIMRT - Charity No. : CHY 3950
DWMRT - Charity No. : CHY 10148
Irish Mountain Rescue Association - Charity No.: CHY 10412