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Knowing the weather conditions, she put many more lives at risk…
In all fairness a broken leg could happen to anyone anytime anywhere.
If it hadn’t been for that there would have been no need for the helicopter
In fairness, the conditions made it more likely to have an injury.
If me aunt had nuts she’d be me uncle…
Justin- bad weather means don’t go hiking up a mountain in it!
Come on, we are judging this woman before we have even seen a photo of her, she might be pretty enough to pull this one off with an, aaah poor little thing. Let’s not jump the gun here, not all lady walkers are masculine.
My aunt had nuts this Christmas, and very nice they were too.
She’s still not my uncle.
My uncle refused to eat his nuts. He’s definitely not my aunt.
I’m confused.
Robby, I know your aunt….and she certainly has great nuts
She probably wouldn’t discuss it with ya Tom. :-)
Exactly . What the hell was she thinking? She put other lives at risk because of her stupidity.
Thank you Scaldbag. I’ll pass it on.
Hope she’s ok, and able to pay the bill for the helicopter and rescue workers.
Oh yes I would definitely charge her full whack for this rescue. Stupidity needs to pay.
Absolute hats off to 115 for that daring rescue hope people appreciate the difficulty of their task……well done lads at shannon
Well said. Questions must be asked of people hiking up mountains with red and orange weather alerts in operation. Thankfully everyone ok
Well done on rescuing the hill walker from the Brandon mountains but how stupid of them being there in this dreadful weather, did they not check the weather forecasts before embarking on their ‘hill walk’, they not only put their own lives in danger but also the lives of their rescuers, most hill walkers are very sensible but not in this case
Wow Chris , you must be a pilot or something , or did you borrow the head set to pretend you are one , 115 is based in Shannon. Or is it the ground crew you are congratulating .
She’s also tying up a rare and needed service without justification. That crew may have been needed elsewhere for a myriad of reasons.
What Was she up at all!! Crazy!!
Does she realise that her foolish ‘walk’ could have cost her rescuers their lives. I am glad she is ok but please use a bit of common sense
I totally agree… I’d go as far as to say she should be charged with Reckless Endangerment… There was a Red Alert Weather Warning in place.
Status red warning and she goes for a walk on a mountain ……..i question her sanity ….i really would
Red alert weather warning – putting the lives of these brave men and women at unnecessary risk – make her foot the bill.
As a regular hiker myself
And weather warnings was at the time . Sometimes u have to ask why take such a risk ur own life and possible others
I wouldn’t go out to Tesco to get butter cos it was so bad let alone head up a mountain.. and i can see Tesco from my window lol!
Some of these climbers continually ignore the advice of mountain rescue teams, and others, not to climb in adverse weathers conditions. These Bear Grylls wannabes should be left left up there for at least 72 hours just to punish them for putting others people’s lives in danger.
Obviously the Red and Orange weather warnings meant absolutely nothing to her.
I really think its incredibly reckless to head up a mountain when there is a red weather alert in place. Not only did she put herself at risk, but those who had to try and rescue her. Thankfully a good result came of it but people really need to cop on and use some common sense before taking on these expeditions.
If she must go out and “test her skills”, as Adam Scott seems to think she may have been doing, then perhaps she needs to bone up a little on the skills of common sense. She appears to have been alone, according to the story. Did she ever learn first principles? Did she ever learn the basics like not venturing out alone in difficult/dangerous conditions? Only a certain breed of amadán tries something as utterly reckless and stupid as this. Accidents happen, for sure, but many of them are preventable, This one certainly was. A hefty bill for calling out the services, and putting rescue personnel at risk, might cause her to rethink her strategies next time.
Stupid woman! In all fairness knowing what the weather is like why would you go up a bloody mountain in those conditions. Great work by the rescue team.
Agreed – she should be sent a bill for the rescue. I would be great if the cost of rescues were published, maybe more people would then think before they go up mountains in bad weather.
I’ve hiked that mountain in what I thought were normal conditions, and the wind was insane, can’t imagine what it was like yesterday
Can people not check the weather forecast before heading up the mountains, pure stupidity, putting the life’s of rescuers in danger. The recent gale force wind,s were well publicized.
She’s as stupid as the woman who had to get rescued after getting blown into the sea while walking along the prom in salthill at the height of the storm
No seriously what an idiot what was she doing up there – with basically a hurricane force wind alert puttin her own life at risk- those she was with – and the lives of the people who went to rescue her-
With that alert in place- send her the bill for the call out – that will sort it out – wont go up there again
Hopefully this story serves as a warning to other people not to go out hill walking when conditions are this bad.
Should pay the bill for sure considering the warnings
Hats off to Rescue 115, they had a tough job trying to reach the casualty and getting her to safety… Fair enough some people like to challenge themselves in stormy condtions but rule to the thumb, always go in pairs… I don’t think yesterday was a day for walking in a mountain alone…. The wind was bad enough on lower ground so i can only imagine it must have been almost like a hurricaine on higher ground… I’m glad the person in question is ok and we weren’t reading about another fatalaty over christmas as we have had more then enough. Well done to the rescue services, without them we would there would be a lot more lives lost on land and at sea…
9th highest in Ireland? Its the second highest in Ireland.
Second highest peak outside of the Magillycuddy Reeks …
WRONG WRONG WRONG, cork has the highest mountain in ireland.
Well done rescue service, sorry Cork what school did you go to, Kerry still has highest Mt but anyway Happy New Year to all, mind yourselves out there.
Dozey mare.!!
Do Fire-fighters start big fires to test their skills or does the RNLI send the crews out in hurricanes just for the craic? Stupid stupid woman and her supporters are just as bad.
Fire fighters and RNLI crew all train in realistic and dangerous conditions to improve their skills.
This female ludramon can not be compared to the people of the emergency services, stop digging Adam or we will need the expertise of some potholer’s to get you out.
No need to denegrade the lady that this happened to. Just saying that they do test themselves in dangerous scenarios
As a regular outdoor enthusiast I do my sports at times when people think it’s ‘mad’.
Part of doing these sports at such times is to push your self in skill and technical ability.
Every time I read one of these articles people are the first to point out the weather conditions, how selfish they were etc. Also people say – “charge them for the rescue services!”
If that we the case everyone who leaves their house on a orange or red alert should all be charged/condemned for slips, trips & falls (ice/snow season) or car crashes during those times as opposed to the accidents they were. Because
“They should have stayed inside”
So walking down the street can be equated with climbing up the side of a mountain by virtue of weather? Dont be ridiculous.
At least have the respect to use your real name instead of a handle.
How about you go test your skill and ability at flying a helicopter in storm force winds to pick up some plank who thinks walking up a mountain in storm force winds is a test of her skill and ability. There’s a difference between walking to the shops in a storm and putting yourself in harms way purposely, knowing that if something goes wrong some brave rescue team will have to risk their lives to come and get you. That’s not a test of skill and ability, Scott, it’s evolutions way of weeding out the idiots.
U do have a very good point there
R115 has the choice not to commit to a situation if it’s to dangerous.
CG team could have brought her down in basket stretcher.
Teams on the day did risk assessment and went with best option. So I’m fairly happy that they stayed within their operational limits.
They wouldn’t have had to make any choices had she taken heed of the weather warnings.
Believe me – even the most serene of days can catch people out with broken legs, heart attacks and other medical conditions.
And even the most serene of days can see rescuers get injured. Whether integer just getting to the station.
An accident is an accident and one that happens ‘not far away from a car park’ in a mountain should not be looked at less favourably/judgemental than some ones car getting flattened by a tree on the same day in the same weather conditions.
Sorry Adam, I don’t think you can argue that it’s ok to hike up a mountain during a red alert warning and then also say that there is an equal chance of a tree being blown over and flattening a car. If it can do that to a tree I would imagine the exposure on the side of that mountain will make it pretty dangerous for a person. Argue all you want, you’re wrong all day long.
In the interests of balance.
1. I was out for a hike in the Bluestacks yesterday at lunchtime & the weather was glorious. If I hadn’t seen a forecast there is no way I would have anticipated the storm that came. When she went out yesterday the weather may well have been fine.
2 She wasn’t in a remote location, according to the article she was close to a carpark.
@Adam , as an outdoors person myself I disagree. Basic safety means taking account of the weather. I have never heard of people looking for a storm in particular to test their hiking or camping skills. Your internal voice should tell you not to overtly socialise your risks
Your internal voice should tell you it to act in such a stupid fashion so as not only to put yourself in danger but those trying to rescue you too. This act is indefensible . All those people wanting to test their skills should become part of a rescue service and see how they feel their skills are after taking another outdoor person off a mountain with a red alert in place. Think they might need to go home and g change their shorts if they had to do real tests of bravery like this rescue crew.
@Dee – depends on the skill levels and challenges your going for. Bad weather offers it’s own challenges in many sports.
@catherine many of the most serious outdoor folks do volunteer for voluntary emergency services ;)
How about the challenge of taking responsibility and not being so selfish as to put others in danger? There’s a challenge for you .
adam these people are safety clowns. they would not get into a car unless there were 500 airbags in it.
maybe the government should close off the mountains in winter:)
a-s-s-h-o-l-e-s
@then Adam they should know better. Clearly something their skill tests are more important than the lives of those who will end up having to rescue them
@catherine – every activity that involves risk may put other people in danger. In fact driving your car today may see you involved in a crash that would put guards, FF & ambulance personal at risk.
Different people have different levels of acceptable risk, training and experience and to tarnish all people who go hill walking in adverse weather is not right.
@stephen – I think it’s more ignorance of what outdoor sports are all about.
Acceptable risk for yourself us one thing. Do what you like with your own life. Just don’t expect others to take risks on your behalf. People take those risks knowing there are rescue services out there as back up. They don’t do it alone. Knowing this they should take responsibility for the other lives they are putting at risk. Innocent lives who really don’t give a crap about skill tests acceptable risks or experience or training of the idiots they gave to go pick off a mountain in red alert weather conditions. Do that if you must but sign a waiver saying you don’t want to be rescued if you come a cropper because of your own stupidity. Then everyone is happy .
Also driving a car inside a speed limit is one thing . Reckless driving or drink driving is just as bad but there would be consequences if you did those things. You would have to answer legally. Putting yourself in needless danger is a choice you should only make for yourself not for your potential rescuers.
yes adam, and the whole reactionary response. I was meant to climb carrauntuohill last week but I didnt go out of laziness.my choice. The others in my group went and it was a risk in the wind.Their choice.
There have been a lot of people out climbing this winter with no incidents. One bad incident and they all come out of the woodwork despite this country having much bigger issues that they could complain about such as suicides and people strugging with mortgages.
Instead of complaining they could always go on to mountaineering ireland, educate themselves so that they will be be safe if they ever take up climbing. A lot better tahn dissing a woman who just made a stupid mistake.
A stupid mistake that put others lives at risk. Clearly she was not able to make a responsible choice about risk . Risk yourselves all you want . Don’t expect others to do the same to rescue you. You want to lose your own life because of your stupidity then do just don’t risk others and cost the country and the taxpayer either. Why should others pay for her stupidity? A totally avoidable accident.
catherine im sure tax money is been wasted in much worse ways that you can complain about.
you say dont expect the rescue service to rescue you for stupidity?
If you feel that way inclined then why dont you campaign to have it removed alltogether? Im sure lots of tax money will be saved.
I have a friend who was rescued rock climbing in the gap of dunloe last summer after a fall. If it wasnt for the mountain rescue people he would have been paralysed.
you could consider it stupidity and you reckon they should have left him there:) Great:)
There are no real mountains in Ireland so these clowns have to wait until the conditions are really bad so they can pretend that they are Hillary or Mallory. Years back it was one of the amusements in the bar of the old Taylors to laugh at the the oddballs with the big boots and bobble hats setting off up the hill BUT only when the forecast was bad, you would never see them on clear days :-)
Taylors at the foot of the Dublin Mountains.
The coastguard teams are voluntary and only their gear etc is paid for. Except for a nominal fee they get for fuel to get to station etc.
CHC who run the coastguard rescue choppers have signed a 10 year deal at 50 million a year no matter how many times their called out.
To be honey I don’t see any of this being a waste.
To be fair we don’t know the lady’s experience level. But she could have been well within her comfort level and just came a cropper to an accident.
If someone was walking along the lower walk in Glendalough and got to the miners village and she suffered a stroke, cardiac arrest or broken leg they may have tasked the mountain rescue team and R 116. Same amount of resources tasked and it wouldn’t be perceived as reckless.
My only feeling is people don’t really understand outdoor sports, acceptable risks and the way out rescue services are run.
Saying that let’s be thankful to the rescue agencies but lets also not bash people for accidents. She didn’t go out to break a leg and get a chopper ride.
Attention all ice-skaters, there could be black ice tonight so you are all invited to sharpen your skills on the M50 at dawn.
Forget about man you won’t explain nothing to these Muppets on here …
@vivian – think that was for me. Just trying to get a different point of view across :)
@adam agree with you 100% .
Go for a walk she said..be grand she said…
Madness being on a mountain with a code red alert being issued. Silly people out there.
“Beauty fades, dumb is forever.” Judge Judy
Was she Irish or a yank? Ya’d think an Irish woman know better.
She fxxked up and put lives at risk and that is not the actions of a responsible , Mature Adult. U teach ur kids the safe cross code then ud head up the mountain in poor conditions ??? Back to school.
Stupid is what stupid does.
well if she climbed it from thesouth its not dangerous or technically challenging so its not a huge risk.
Id say she was unlucky
Bad luck my arse, get a grip.
Im sure she’s feeling bad enough over accident
Was she blond. Lol
To all the nice people leaving their animated comments , fueled by none of the facts and lots of conjecture.
She was one of a group of four, all experienced and properly equiped, the accident happened about 500 metres from the finish on a relatively flat even surface (grass), and resulted in a broken bone. Highly uncommon result from such an accident. The windy weather did not play a part in her fall which mostly due to the wet ground.
If like suggested above people shouldnt go out in such conditions, wet ground would put a stop to quite a lot!!
This is one of the bad sides of social media where anybody with an ill conceived opinion can vent and toss around accustions and blame.
A big thank you to Dingle Coast Guard, the Air/sea rescue crew, the mountain rescue team who were on stand by and everybody else helped out to make a text book extraction in bad weather, they were amazing.
She was a right plotach,!,,!anyone heard that word before,it’s an irish word,,,same as amadan’
If it equates with ‘dumb stupid bitch’…you got my green thumb.!!
A bit late here…Anyway she was one stupid dumb selfish bitch…personally I would have left her there.
Everyone is entitled to risk their own safety. They are entitled to risk the safety of others.
Hi Paul, yes you’re right, I’m also entitled to put my hand in a blender, the difference being I’m not stupid enough to do it.
Paul my son is frontline emergency response and I can tell you now that my son and others like him are not entitled to have his life put in danger because of the blatant stupidity of others. You can say he chose his profession and his voluntary work ( as he does both) this is true but remember he did this to help people in trouble not those who purposefully put themselves in the way if harm and secondly if he and his colleagues decided not to do their jobs that women would still be where she fell. I hope she is charged for every penny of the call out to rescue her. Also if I put my child or my elderly parents in danger there would be consequences. Everyone is entitled to be selfish but no one is entitled to out someone else’s life at risk for no good reason. There is such a thing as taking responsibility.
the system says they are entitled, thats the problem. Maybe I should just try to sail around Ireland with an AA road map, afterall Im “entitled” to….
She should have got a weather app for xmas.
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