broken ankle Northern Ireland

Slieve Donard, Mourne mountains

Thursday, 9 February 2023

A photographer from Fermanagh broke his ankle while descending Slieve Donard in the Mourne mountains on 9 February 2023. After initially attempting to descend unaided in severe conditions, he was airlifted by Coast Guard helicopter to hospital where he received treatment and was discharged with a plaster cast.

Outcome: airlifted by Coast Guard helicopter to hospital, treated and discharged with plaster cast

Responding team

Mourne MRT — team website ↗

Source

A snap of a different kind as photographer rescued from Mournes news · impartialreporter.com

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