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04/10/2004
Stranded pupils rescued off Mourne Mountains
A group of school children have been rescued from the Mourne Mountains after becoming stranded over the weekend.
The 33 teenagers and a teacher, who had been on a trip from Drogheda in Co Louth, got into trouble at around 4.30pm Sunday while they were climbing Eagle Mountain.
Members of the Mourne Mountain Rescue Team were immediately dispatched and escorted the group from the mountain just before it got dark.
A spokesperson for the Rescue Team said: “We just managed to get them off before it got dark. Once it would get dark it would take twice as long to get them off.
"We were expecting - according to weather forecasts - gales and storms. Fortunately it didn't materialise, otherwise we would have been talking in terms of deaths."
Four teenagers were taken to hospital suffering from hypothermia, while 12 others were treated for minor symptoms. However, all the children were eventually discharged from hospital by midnight on Sunday.
(MB/GMCG)
The 33 teenagers and a teacher, who had been on a trip from Drogheda in Co Louth, got into trouble at around 4.30pm Sunday while they were climbing Eagle Mountain.
Members of the Mourne Mountain Rescue Team were immediately dispatched and escorted the group from the mountain just before it got dark.
A spokesperson for the Rescue Team said: “We just managed to get them off before it got dark. Once it would get dark it would take twice as long to get them off.
"We were expecting - according to weather forecasts - gales and storms. Fortunately it didn't materialise, otherwise we would have been talking in terms of deaths."
Four teenagers were taken to hospital suffering from hypothermia, while 12 others were treated for minor symptoms. However, all the children were eventually discharged from hospital by midnight on Sunday.
(MB/GMCG)
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