Hiker recovering in hospital after Benbulben rescue
A hiker is recovering in hospital after being rescued off Benbulben. The Sligo Leitrim Mountain Rescue Team were tasked yesterday to provide assistance to the casualty. The hiker sustained a lower limb injury on the eastern slopes of the mountain. By coincidence a member of Donegal Mountain…
Sligo Bay RNLI involved in two rescues in recent days
Sligo Bay RNLI were called out to help at two separate incidents in recent days. Two swimmers were rescued on Tuesday after getting caught in a rip current at Deadman’s Point. The crew launched at 5.41pm and found the swimmers using tow floats to help keep them above water until…
Rescue operation in progress in Gleniff valley in north Sligo
Members of the Sligo Leitrim Mountain Rescue Team are currently trying to rescue four people who have become trapped in the Gleniff valley in north Sligo. It’s understood the climbers have become ‘crag fast,’ which means they are unable to move from where they are trapped. Alan Sayers, from the…
Dog rescued after falling off cliff in Donegal
Killybegs Coast Guard had an unusual rescue after a dog fell off a cliff edge near Portnoo yesterday afternoon. After having been tasked by Malin Head Coastguard, the Killybegs crew arrived on scene and set up their climbing system, bringing the dog to safely from the shoreline below a cliff…
Three kayakers rescued off Sligo coast
Three kayakers are back on dry land after being rescued off the coast of Co Sligo. They got into difficulty in the water near Enniscrone in Killala Bay shortly after 7pm yesterday evening. The coastguard helicopter Rescue 118 from Sligo was sent to the scene. Two of the kayakers were…
Daughter of former Sligo Rovers striker one of two young women rescued off Galway coast
A former Sligo Rovers player has been telling of his joy after his daughter was one of the two women involved in what has been described as a miraculous rescue off the Galway coast. Sara Feeney and Ellen Glynn, both from Knocknacarra in Galway city, got into difficulty while paddleboarding…
Two surfers rescued during Storm Jorge
Two people were rescued from the sea by the Sligo based Irish Coast Guard helicopter yesterday. Rescue 118 was deployed when two surfers got into difficulty around Sligo. Both received medical assistance from the National Ambulance Service. The incident occurred during a Status Orange wind warning for the region as…