Irish Coast Guard called in to perform a dramatic airlift rescue in Glendalough yesterday

The Irish Coast Guard was called in to perform a dramatic rescue mission in Glendalough yesterday afternoon after a woman injured herself by climbing rocks at the hugely popular Wicklow landmark.

The woman suffered an injury to her back while climbing one of the large peaks at the tourist haven, and she was not in an area that was accessible for an ambulance or a car. Fellow climbers alerted the Irish Coast guard to the incident and the helicopter arrived at the scene a short time later.

The woman was placed on a stretcher before being winched up aboard the medical helicopter. She was transferred to Beaumont Hospital according to the Irish Independent, where her conditions is unknown.

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The incident happened at about 1.30pm yesterday afternoon on a day which proved to be a busy one for the Coast Guard as they also performed another rescue in a remote part of Waterford when they directed an ambulance to a remote part of the county near Dungarvan to aid a woman needing medical attention.