Yesterday evening Greenore Coast Guard assisted Dundalk Fire and Rescue and the National Ambulance Service in evacuating a hiker who had fallen and sustained a leg injury on the Cooley mountains.
The incident occurred on Jenkinstown Mountain early in the evening.
The casualty was airlifted to hospital by helicopter Rescue 116 and the Coast Guard team was stood down.
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