Injured Kayaker Recovered By Abseiling Rescuers In Clare Glens

5th January 2015

#Rescue - An injured kayaker was recovered by mountain rescue volunteers who reached him by abseiling down a steep embankment in the Clare Glens, as The Irish Times reports.

The South Eastern Mountain Rescue personnel were described as heroes after the difficult rescue operation in the west Munster beauty spot yesterday afternoon (Sunday 4 January).

The casualty, a 26-year-old, was lifted to a waiting ambulance and hospitalised with a serious shoulder injury.

The Irish Times has more on the story HERE.

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