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07/07/2015
Teenage Girls Rescued From Mourne Mountains
Seven teenage girls have been rescued from the Mourne Mountains in Newry.
The group contacted the emergency services following fading visibility and poor weather conditions on the mountain on Monday.
Police officers, PSNI Search and Rescue specialists, and Mourne Mountain Rescue located the group.
Two girls were suffering the effects of extreme cold and one was taken to a nearby hospital as a precaution.
(CD/JP)
The group contacted the emergency services following fading visibility and poor weather conditions on the mountain on Monday.
Police officers, PSNI Search and Rescue specialists, and Mourne Mountain Rescue located the group.
Two girls were suffering the effects of extreme cold and one was taken to a nearby hospital as a precaution.
(CD/JP)
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