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weather emergency, hypothermia and minor injuries Northern Ireland
Mourne Mountains, County Down
A group of approximately 70 Army cadets from England, including 58 children aged 12 to 17, encountered treacherous weather on the Mourne Mountains in County Down. An emergency operation was launched involving coastguard, ambulance, helicopter and mountain rescue teams; 17 children were stretchered off the mountain with 16 cases of hypothermia and minor injuries including ankle injuries and cold-related conditions reported.
Outcome: 17 casualties stretchered off the mountain and treated; no serious or life-threatening injuries reported
Responding team
Sources
- Mourne Mountains: Ambulances in Army cadets rescue
- Army cadet tells of Mournes rescue
- 'Major emergency' declared at Mournes mountains in Northern Ireland with up to 40 army cadets as young as 12 caught in bad weather
- Group of British army cadets rescued from Mourne Mountains
- Sixty-three youths rescued from Mournes in major incident
- Mourne Mountains rescuers help army cadets hit by bad weather
- All Tees army cadets safe after mountain drama in Northern Ireland
- Mourne Mountains rescue as 63 Army cadets get into difficulties while training in poor weather
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