A woman was rescued by emergency services yesterday after she became trapped in the Slieve Bloom mountains on one of the coldest evenings of the year.
Laois Civil Defence was called to assist an ambulance crew with a patient in the Slieve Bloom Mountains.
Members of their Mountmellick and Stradbally unit were in attendance yesterday, January 7.
It is understood that the woman became trapped between rocks near the scenic Glenbarrow Waterfall while out walking.
The alarm was subsequently raised and members of Laois Civil Defence responded to a call to assist the National Ambulance Service (NAS) on Sunday afternoon.
Laois Civil Defence helped to release the woman, who is understood to had suffered minor injuries, from where she was trapped in the rocks a short distance from the popular hiking area.
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The woman was removed to Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore as a precaution.
The units from Mountmellick and Stradbally were on the scene between 4pm and 5pm.
It is believed the roads up to Glenbarrow were in a dangerous state, due to icy conditions.
Laois CD were requested today by @AmbulanceNAS to assist a crew with a patient in the Slieve Bloom Mountains. Members of our Mountmellick and Stradbally unit were in attendance.
— Laois Civil Defence (@LaoisCivilDefen) 7 January 2018
Walking conditions were also described as treacherous.
Temperatures plummeted to below zero across the midlands yesterday evening, with parked cars visibly frozen from evening time.
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