Rock climber rescued after Glendalough fall
A man in his 20s was brought to safety by mountain rescue teams in Glendalough this afternoon.
The alarm was raised at around lunchtime today when the 28-year-old rock climber fell while attempting to ascend a route above the miner's village in the scenic Wicklow valley.
Members of the Glen of Imaal Red Cross Mountain Rescue Team sent assistance to the location and the man was helped to a lower point where the Irish Coastguard helicopter could safely operate.
Rescue team members together with the helicopter winch-man and the help of climbers in the area, secured the injured man into a stretcher.
He was airlifted at approximately 3.15pm and brought to Tallaght hospital with a suspected shoulder injury.
Mountain rescue spokesperson Hugh McLindon thanked rock climbers in the vicinity who assisted the man, as well as National Park staff, in helping to bring the operation to a successful conclusion.
