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The Sligo Leitrim Mountain Rescue Team had their first callout of 2022 yesterday when they provided assistance to a hiker that sustained a lower limb injury on the northern slopes of BenBulben Mountain in Co. Sligo.   It’s understood the injured person was part of a couple holidaying in Sligo…

Sligo Leitrim Mountain Rescue Team has become the first in the country to produce a video series promoting safety. The launch of the six short information videos, each about two minutes long, coincides with a large increase in the number of people hiking and mountaineering in the north west, particularly…

A major search is continuing in Co Mayo today for a hill walker who’s been missing since Monday.   The man is in his 30s and lives in the UK, but is originally from the area.   He disappeared two days ago while walking on Mweelrea Mountain – the highest…

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…

Sligo/Leitrim Mountain Rescue were called out to help a person in difficulty on Knocknarea yesterday. The person needed to be carried by stretcher after being located at the top of the boardwalk. An ambulance was waiting and they were transported to Sligo University Hospital. 12 members of the team responded…

It has been a busy start to the New Year for the Sligo/Leitrim Mountain Rescue Team. It follows what was one of the team’s busiest years in 2020. In the past week, the team has come to the rescue of a lone walker who became disorientated in snow and low…

There has been an unprecedented number of callouts for the Sligo/Leitrim Mountain Rescue team since the beginning of August. On Wednesday, a woman sustained a serious lower limb injury while on Briecklieve Mountain, the team were able to get to her and transfer her to an ambulance where she was…