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Two hill walkers rescued from Galtee Mountains

Hill walkers are being warned to be aware of their abilities.

TWO HILL WALKERS were rescued from the Galtee Mountains early this morning after becoming stranded in bad weather.

The two had become stranded on the mountains after they encountered bad weather and dense fog yesterday evening.

They were located by a search party of the South East Mountain Rescue Association at around 3am this morning. They were given food and drinks and walked down to the road near Kilcoran.

This is the second incident of people getting lost on the mountains in the last seven days that Mountain Rescue have had to search for.

The Deputy PRO for South East Mountain Rescue Jimmy Barry told RTÉ that walkers need to be aware of their abilities.

It’s a case of people going out there and thinking they can get away with it if the weather is fine during the day.

“But all of a sudden the evening comes down; and if you are not skilled in navigation and that; and if you are not with people that know how to navigate – please don’t go up there.

“Getting lost like that – you can get into serious, serious difficulty.”

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