Dublin Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team

Latest Call Outs

02.02.2009
22:00:00 hrs

Military Road - Killakee

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 rel...

20.01.2009
14:00:00 hrs

Sally Gap Road

A team member who was responding to a callout, while driving to the incident, came across a elderly lady lady in a small car who had come of the road due to the dangerous driving conditions, The team member was able to assist her back on to the road but due to conditions the car was sliding on the road.. The lady was trying to make her way over the gap and at this point was getting quiet distressed and nervous pat suggested that ...

20.01.2009
13:00:00 hrs

Crone Wood

The Dublin & Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team and neighbouring Glen of Imaal Red Cross Mountain Rescue Team were alerted by Gardaí just before lunchtime on the 20th January to an injured walker requiring assistance in the vicinity of Crone Wood and Maulin Mountain in County Wicklow. The casualty, a 58 year old female, had slipped and sustained a lower leg injury while out walking with a group of youths. Conditions were very cold with...

20.01.2009
15:00:00 hrs