Volunteers from the South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association (SEMRA) made their first call out of the new year on Saturday 3 January, to help an injured walker in Tipperary.
At 2:50pm in the afternoon last Saturday, SEMRA received a call from the National Ambulance Service (NAS) to help out a walker who had fallen and injured their leg while out on Long Hill, near Clonmel.
SEMRA members made their way to the nearby Holy Year Cross trail to help the walker, and were aided by solid ground conditions from the recent cold spell. This meant that the SEMRA Land Rover vehicles were able to drive up the track to the location of the walker.
The walker was rescued by SEMRA members and assessed by a team doctor, before being loaded onto a stretcher and transported back down the track to a waiting ambulance.
In an online post about the call-out, a spokesperson for SEMRA said: “First call out of 2026 today. At 14:50 SEMRA received a call from the National Ambulance Service (NAS) to assist a walker who had fallen and suffered a leg injury on Long Hill, above Clonmel.”
“Team members and team vehicles made their way to the Holy Year Cross trail head. The recent cold spell made the ground good and solid so the Land Rovers had no difficulty driving up the track to the walkers location. The walker was placed in a kisu (storm shelter) for warmth and assessed by the team doctor,” the spokesperson said.
They added: “An NAS advanced paramedic was transported up to the casualty site as well. Once the walker was assessed, leg splinted, pain relief administered, they were loaded onto the stretcher and into the back of the Land Rover for transport down to the waiting NAS ambulance.”
“Stand down issued at 17:11 with everyone safely off the hill and heading home. It was a glorious evening on the hill, except for the poor injured walker, we wish them a speedy recovery,” the spokesperson concluded.
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