Carlow civil defence assist in locating a missing person found in mountains
A missing person was rescued from Mount Leinster in serious condition
A missing person was found in serious condition in the Mount Leinster area.
South Eastern Mountain rescue, An Garda Siochana, Search and Rescue Dog Association and Carlow Civil Defence all provided assistance in this search and rescue.
The rescue occurred in the early hours of Monday July 14th when the SEMRA received a call at 8:30am.
Search and Rescue Dog Association also responded to the call with two search dogs and handlers on scene.
Carlow Civil Defence provided a drone team to assist in the search.
Just after 12:30 one of the search dogs indicated on a location and headed into the trees, a call for help was heard.
The missing person was found but was in serious condition.
SEMRA, SARDA, AGS and Civil Defence members were all redirected to the casualty’s location.
“We were very lucky to have two of our advanced paramedic team members with us today who were able to provide vital treatment,” SEMRA said.
A route out was cleared of branches and the casualty was loaded onto a stretcher and carried a short distance to a waiting team Land Rover for transfer down to the National Ambulance Service (NAS) ambulance.
“Today was a multi agency response with a positive outcome. Our thanks to An Garda Síochána, Civil Defence and SARDA for their invaluable help today. Our thoughts are with the casualty and we wish them the best in their recovery,” SEMRA said.