injured walker Northern Ireland

Mourne Mountains, Silent Valley

Sunday, 16 August 2026

A walker was rescued from the Mourne Mountains on 16 August after sustaining a knee injury while returning from a walk in the Silent Valley area. The rescue team was initially called to locate a missing group of walkers who had been unreachable for three hours; that group was found safely. A second callout then assisted an injured walker back to road access for hospital transfer.

Outcome: casualty assisted to road access for hospital transfer

Responding team

Mourne MRT — team website ↗

Sources

Walker rescued from Mourne Mountains after sustaining injury news · belfastlive.co.uk
Walker rescued from Mourne Mountains after sustaining injury news · belfastlive.co.uk

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