The Dublin & Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team and Glen of Imaal Mountain Rescue Team received simultaneous calls for help shortly before 22:00 last night from two Dutch tourists who were snowbound in their car near Killakee.
Mountain Rescue personnel were dispatched to assist Gardaí in the rescue of the two Dutch tourists, gaining access to the stranded individuals with the help of a tractor. They were escorted to safety within a relatively short time frame and this incident was stood down at approximately 03:00 on Wednesday morning.
Incident Stats
Number: 06-2009
Tasking Agency: Gardai
Callout Officer: G. Ward
Incident Date: 02-02-2009
Incident Time: 22:00hrs
Incident Type: Rescue
Incident Site Grid Ref: O 125 204
Mobile Phone Used to Alert Emergency Services: Yes
