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06 Sept 2025

Injured hiker airlifted from Comeragh Mountains

Injured hiker airlifted from Comeragh Mountains

File photo of Irish Coast Guard Rescue helicopter

An injured hiker was airlifted from the Comeragh Mountains near Coumshingaun Lake last Friday.

The woman suffered a lower leg injury while descending the mountain above Coumshingaun with two other hikers. 

The South Eastern Mountain Rescue team was called out to incident at 2.05pm and the team's doctor provided medical assistance to the injured woman who was airlifted from the mountainside to hospital by Coast Guard Rescue helicopter 117 by 3.55pm.

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