Person gets lost in fog at top of Slieve League

Killybegs Coast Guard (KCG) were busy against this morning after they were alerted to a person who had become lost in the fog on the top of Slieve league cliffs.

They were tasked at 11.39am by MRSC Malin Head Coast Guard as were their colleagues in Donegal Mountain Rescue Team and the Sligo Leitrim Mountain Rescue Team.

Officer in charge of KCG, Shane McCrudden told donegallive.ie:

"On arrival and after a briefing of all teams, they started the search from the Bunglas carpark up towards the one man's Pass and we also sent our ATV(All terrain vehicle) to the pilgrims path route.

The foggy conditions that the various rescue teams encountered this morning 

"Considering the heavy fog and for the safety of our team, they stayed on the path calling out for the casualty periodically. Due to these conditions it was not possible to task Rescue 118 helicopter at the initial time of the callout but was tasked after the visibility had improved.
"After a four hour search at heights in excess of 500 metres the casualty was located by the Killybegs Coast Guard Unit and Donegal MRT and was assessed for any injuries, but was not in need of medical assistance. The casualty was walked of the mountain top back to our ATV which took them back to their vehicle.

"The team were stood down returned to the station. This was a great example of interagency cooperation and that's why we train together for days like this. Many thanks to Garda Síochána Donegal for their assistance also.