Person airlifted to hospital over weekend
A person was airlifted to Sligo University Hospital after getting into difficulty on Saturday. Sligo/Leitrim Mountain Rescue were tasked to Diarmaid and Grainne’s cave in the Gleniff Horseshoe in Co. Sligo. A walker had fallen and sustained injuries along the route. Irish Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 118 airlifted the casualty…
Casualty airlifted from Knocknarea
The Rescue 118 Helicopter was involved in a number of searches over the weekend for children and missing persons. The crew were involved in an operation on Knocknarea yesterday where a casualty sustained a lower leg injury. The casualty was airlifted to Sligo University Hospital. Assistance was…
Four rescued from Enniscrone beach
Four people were rescued from the water at Enniscrone beach on Friday. Rescue 118 was involved in the rescue. It’s understood three people were airlifted to Sligo University Hospital while another safely made it back to shore.
Woman airlifted from Cuilcagh mountain
A woman was airlifted by the Rescue 118 Helicopter from Cuilcagh Mountain to Sligo University Hospital after sustaining ankle injuries. The incident took place of the Boardwalk area of the popular attraction tourist, which is situated on the Fermanagh/Cavan border. The injuries the woman sustained are thought not to be…
Emergency services conduct successful rescue operation on Benbulben
Gardaí from the Sligo/Leitrim division and Emergency services were tasked to remove an injured person from Benbulben mountain range yesterday. The Rescue 118 official, along with Sligo Leitrim Mountain Rescue Team managed to remove the woman from the mountain to Sligo Hospital for further treatment. The female who was…
Two elderly people airlifted to hospital after suffering head injuries at Strandhill Beach
Two people were airlifted to hospital yesterday evening. The alarm was raised at 4:16pm at Strandhill Beach after an elderly man and woman slipped on rocks along the southern end where they suffered head injuries. One was more serious and had to be attached to a stretcher before both were…
Coastguard’s Chief Crewman in Sligo finishes for new position with Rescue 116
The chief crewman at the Coast Guard’s Rescue 118 base in Strandhill, Co Sligo, finishes his last shift there today this lunchtime. Mick Treacy has been with Rescue 118 for the past nine years. Before that, he was with Rescue 117 in Waterford. Mick Treacy’s last shift on the job…