100% Voluntary.
100% Committed.
Serviced by dedicated unpaid volunteers, we rely on your support all year round.
The history of organised Mountain Rescue teams began on this island in 1962 when the Mourne Mountain Rescue Team was founded. The Kerry Mountain Rescue Team and the An Óige Mountain Rescue Team were later founded in 1966.
The Mourne Mountain Rescue Team is made up entirely of volunteers who live close to the Mournes. Based at the foot of Slieve Donard in the coastal town of Newcastle, all operations and callouts are currently conducted from the PSNI Station.
Lidl Northern Ireland has been given the green light to proceed with plans to develop a new state-of-the-art store in Newcastle, County Down. The new store, which will be located at Shan Slieve Drive and Bryansford Road, at the foot of the Mourne Mountains, will also provide The Team the space it needs to develop a new facility, future-proofing the organisation and its ability to continue providing a lifesaving service.
The Team are actively fundraising and seeking your help to ensure we have the funds in place to make this exciting project a reality. We need YOUR help to get us the funds we need! To find out how you can donate please visit our donation page. Every Lidl helps…
2021 in numbers
Man Hours
Up 57% from 2020
Callouts
Up 52% from 2020
Team Members
No Change
People Assisted
Down 26% from 2020
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Callout 27.08.26;
At 1107hrs today, the team received a request from Police to assist a walker who had taken a fall in the vicinity of Carn Mountain. The casualty who was in a party of 2, fell while descending the steep flank of the peak, and sustained injuries commensurate with falling 30-40metres on difficult terrain. The Team responded, locating and treating the casualty before evacuating them by stretcher downhill to Lough Shannagh. Due to the nature of injuries, SAR Air Support had already been requested with Rescue 199 from Prestwick air lifting the casualty to hospital.
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We wish the casualty well.
Thanks to Police SAR, ARCC and the crew of Rescue 199 for their assistance in addition to 10 members responding and standing down at 1521hrs.
Note: In the event of an Emergency dial 999 and ask for Police/MountainRescue
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Callout 23.08.26;
At 1230hrs today we received a request via the Police to assist a walker with a diagnosed leg fracture at Kodak Corner in Rostrevor Forest. The team responded, located, stabilised, packaged and stretchered the casualty to track access. After a short Land Rover journey to road access, the casualty handed over to an Ambulance for onward transfer to hospital.
Thanks to everyone assisting today, including a passing Doctor and other members of the public, in addition to which we had a total of 14 members respond with stand down at 1623hrs.
We wish the casualty well.
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Callouts 16.08.26;
At 1943hrs today, the team received a request via Police to assist with a group reported missing. The group had been expected back from a simple walk in the Silent Valley area but failed to return or respond to any communication and was now 3hrs overdue. Concern was heightened when it was suggested that the group may have intended to go wild swimming. The team responded, and given the potential severity, requested both SARDA Dogs and SAR Aircraft. Thankfully the group had not been swimming, instead spending several hours walking in mist before popping out as the team carried out an initial search.
On return to base the team received a second request via Police to assist an injured walker. The individual who was part of a group had sustained a knee injury had been endeavouring to get themselves back down. The team responded and was able to assist the casualty back to road access for onward transfer to hospital.
We wish all assisted well.
Thanks to SARDAIN, Police Air Support, ARCC and CG SAR for their responses.
A total of 16 members responded and stood down at 2247hrs.
Note: In the event of an Emergency dial 999 and ask for Police/MountainRescue
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