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Case No. 30255Other (injury – fall) · Co. Wicklow · 30 Aug 2021

Woman, 50, airlifted to hospital after fall at Glendalough, Wicklow

A 50-year-old woman sustained a head and leg injury after falling while walking at Glendalough, County Wicklow, on the afternoon of 30 August 2021. Gardaí tasked two mountain rescue teams at 12.26pm, and helicopter R116 also attended, with mountain rescue medics treating the woman at the scene. She was airlifted to Beaumont Hospital, and both rescue teams were stood down at 2.19pm. The latest development in the reports is that the rescue operation ended at 2.19pm.

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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A 50-year-old woman sustained a head and leg injury after falling while walking.
Where
The fall happened at Glendalough in County Wicklow.
When
The rescue teams were tasked at 12.26pm on 30 August 2021, on a Monday afternoon.
Investigation
  • Dublin and Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team and Glen of Imaal Red Cross Mountain Rescue Team were tasked by An Garda Síochána to attend.
  • Rescue helicopter R116 was also tasked to the scene and joined the gardaí in tending to the woman.
Other details
  • Mountain rescue medics treated the woman at the scene until the helicopter arrived.
  • The woman was airlifted to Beaumont Hospital for treatment.
  • Both rescue teams were stood down at 2.19pm.
  • Dublin Live reported the injury and rescue operation on 31 August 2021.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA 50-year-old woman sustained a head and leg injury after falling while walking at Glendalough (dublinlive.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred at 12.26pm on 30 August 2021 (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationDublin and Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team and Glen of Imaal Red Cross Mountain Rescue Team were tasked by An Garda Síochána to attend (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationRescue helicopter R116 was also tasked to the scene (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherMountain rescue medics treated the woman at the scene until the helicopter arrived (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherThe woman was airlifted to Beaumont Hospital for treatment (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherBoth rescue teams were stood down at 2.19pm (dublinlive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 31 Aug2021
    Reporteddublinlive.ie, first report
    Woman suffers head injury in Wicklow Mountains fall as rescuers rush to help

    Reports the injury and rescue operation for a woman who fell while walking at Glendalough.

    victim, 50, female