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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Mountain Rescue in the UK is a voluntary service. To maintain this valuable community operation, we rely solely on the support and generosity of you – the public.
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Callout 08.02.26;
We received a request for assistance from the Police at 1306 today on behalf of an injured walker. The walker had sustained injuries as a result of a significant fall while descending Slieve Donard. The alarm was raised and initial assistance provided by other walkers who witnessed the incident alongside the casualties friends. Given the initial report of the incident, including both the casualties condition and location, a SAR aircraft was requested. Rescue 116 from Dublin responded by which time we had a team member with the casualty with others gearing up. Unfortunately due to weather on scene, the aircraft could not access the casualty, so transferred further team members onto the hill. With team members now on scene and a brief window in the weather, the aircraft managed to lower their winch man. Unfortunately the weather closed in again and then continued to deteriorate, ruling out aircraft support and necessitating a stretcher evacuation. Initial team members, assisted by the casualties friends, lowered the casualty to the Saddle and then proceeded to carry the casualty to the Bog of Donard. With further team members and resources now on scene, the casualty was carried the remaining distance to team vehicles at the Crannog Quarry. After a short journey to Donard Park, the casualty was transferred into the waiting helicopter for the onward journey to Hospital.
We wish the casualty well.
While this call was underway, the team received a second request from Police for 2 walkers who had become disoriented. In close proximity to Slieve Doan, but in thick fog, the pairs exact location was pinpointed using phone find technology. After some advice from a Team Coordinator the pair were relocated and able to return to safety.
14 members responded and stood down at 2025hrs.
Thanks to the other walkers, the casualties friends and Rescue 116, ARCC, ICG, & UKCG for their invaluable assistance today.
Help us to help you… If you find yourself in need of assistance in the Mourne Mountains, always dial 999 and ask for POLICE/MOURNE MOUNTAIN RESCUE. When your initial 999 call is complete, it is absolutely essential that you keep your phone free so that a Rescue Coordinator can call you back to confirm/expand on information. If we experience delays getting back to you/getting critical information, our response can be delayed.
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