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severe hypothermia Northern Ireland Serious incident
Mourne mountains, Slieve Beg
A 16-year-old student from Royal School, Dungannon, suffered severe hypothermia and lost consciousness during a Duke of Edinburgh expedition in the Mourne mountains on 2 April 2016. Several group members also experienced mild hypothermia when conditions deteriorated near Slieve Beg. The Mourne Mountain Rescue Team was called and all 11 students were located and treated; the affected student was stretchered down and recovered at home without requiring hospital admission.
Outcome: casualty stretchered down and evacuated, no hospital treatment required, made good recovery at home
Responding team
Sources
- Mourne mountains: Student from Royal School, Dungannon, suffers hypothermia in expedition
- Eleven members of school group rescued from Mourne Mountains
- Schoolgirl suffering from severe hypothermia in group of 11 rescued from Mourne Mountains
- Schoolgirl treated for severe hypothermia as eleven pupils rescued on Mourne Mountains
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