On Wednesday afternoon last (25/9/2013) South Eastern Mountain Rescue were tasked by An Garda Siochana in Waterford to come to the assistance of a twelve year old girl who had become unwell while walking in the Comeragh Mountains. The girl was with a group returning from a visit to Lake Coumshingaun. Volunteers responding from all parts of the South East were on scene within the hour to transport the casualty by stretcher over a distance of approximately 2 kilometres of difficult terrain to a waiting HSE ambulance for transfer to hospital.

Many thanks to An Garda Siochana, Waterford and the HSE National Ambulance Service for their assistance on the day.
Should any walkers need our assistance on the mountains, please call 999 or 112 and ask for Mountain Rescue. South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association is an emergency 24/ 7/ 365 , voluntary Search and Rescue team covering all the Mountains of the South East of Ireland and is funded mainly by donation and public generosity.

This year 2013 the team are in the process of a build that will result in a 3 bay vehicle storage unit . This unit is due to be erected before the end of the year in Clonmel, County Tipperary. A major fundraising drive has begun to cover some of the costs associated with this build.
Should you have any queries about the above, please do not hesitate in contacting semrapro@gmail.com

On Sunday last June 16th 2013 members South Eastern Mountain Rescue were on a training day in the Galty Mountains when a call came in about an injured walker in the vicinity of the Black Road Skeheenarinky, Cahir County Tipperary. This area happened to be close to where the team were training. A female walker who was taking part in a charity climb on Galty Mor sustained a fall and suffered a suspected ankle injury. Team Training was immediately halted and a party was deployed onto the hill in a 4x4. Conditions were poor, bad visibility and rain meant that by the time the team made contact with the casualty both the injured lady and her husband were very cold. Both were treated by team medics. Red Cross members were in attendance for the charity event and aided Semra in getting the woman off the hill into a waiting ambulance.

South Eastern Mountain Rescue acknowledge the assistance given by members of the Irish Red Cross.

Should any walkers need our assistance on the mountains, please call 999 or 112 and ask for Mountain Rescue. South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association is an emergency 24/ 7/ 365 , voluntary Search and Rescue team covering all the Mountains of the South East of Ireland and is funded mainly by donation and public generosity.

This year 2013 the Team also have a large fundraising project on the go. Our aim is to build a vehicle storage unit based in the South East.This however is a massive undertaking and means we require a large boost of income to facilitate our dreams.


South Eastern Mountain Rescue responded to a call in the Galty Mountains Sunday last April 28th 2013. A male walker suffered a fall descending the mountains near Lough Curra and sustained a lower leg injury.
South Eastern Mountain Rescue issued a full team call out. Members made their way to the Clydagh Bridge area of the Glen of Aherlow where an incident base was established.

Team members were deployed onto the hill and once located, the casualty was assessed and prepared for transfer off the mountain. Rescue 117 and H.S.E. Ambulance Crew were also on scene and aided by Semra winched the injured party from the hill. The casualty was taken by helicopter to Waterford Regional Hospital for further treatment.

Should any walkers need our assistance on the mountains, please call 999 or 112 and ask for Mountain Rescue, South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association is an emergency 24/ 7/ 365 , voluntary Search and Rescue team covering all the Mountains of the South East of Ireland and is funded mainly by donation and public generosity.

This year 2013 the Team also have a large fundraising project on the go. Our aim is to build a vehicle storage unit based in the South East.This however is a massive undertaking and means we require a large boost of income to facilitate our dream


Just after 1.40pm on Sunday April 7th 2013 South Eastern Mountain Rescue responded to a call about an injured walker in the Knockmealdown Mountains. A male member of a walking group suffered a fall and sustained a lower leg injury. South Eastern Mountain Rescue issued a full team call out. Members made their way to the Baylough Car park where an incident base was established. Walking group members tended to the injured man until SEMRA members arrived at the incident site.

Rescue 117 was also deployed to the area. Weather conditions on the day made this a challenging rescue with severe winds, SEMRA members assisted the heli crew and the casualty was successfully airlifted from the hill and transferred to Waterford Regional Hospital for further treatment.

Should any walkers need our assistance on the mountains, please call 999 or 112 and ask for Mountain Rescue.

South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association is an emergency 24/ 7/ 365, voluntary Search and Rescue team covering all the Mountains of the South East of Ireland and is funded mainly by donation and public generosity. This year 2013 the Team also have a large fundraising project on the go. Our aim is to build a vehicle storage unit based in the South East.This however is a massive undertaking and means we require a large boost of income to facilitate our dreams. If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact SEMRA PRO Annie Ryan at 086 1905726.

St. Patrick's Day 2013 was an eventful one for the South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association. Members were out in force taking part in the Parade in Clonmel Town, County Tipperary. All 3 team vehicles assisted by team members took part in festivities. As the parade wound its way through the streets of Clonmel a familiar sound was heard as team members phones sprung into action alerting them to an incident in the Comeragh Mountains.

Two Ladies who had been out walking in the vicinity of Coumshingaun Lake had gotten into difficulty. One lady fell and sustained a lower leg injury. They immediately contacted Emergency Services and South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association members rapidly made their way to the site of the incident.

An Incident Base was established in Kilclooney Woods which lies in the direction of the Lemybrien - Carrick on Suir Road. Once located and assessed assistance was sought from MRCC and Rescue 117 was tasked to the scene. The lady with the lower leg injury was airlifted to Waterford Regional Hospital for further treatment. The other walker was assisted off the hill by SEMRA members.

Should any walkers need our assistance on the mountains, please call 999 or 112 and ask for Mountain Rescue.

South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association is an emergency 24/ 7/ 365, voluntary Search and Rescue team covering all the Mountains of the South East of Ireland and is funded mainly by donation and public generosity. This year 2013 the Team also have a large fundraising project on the go. Our aim is to build a vehicle storage unit based in the South East.This however is a massive undertaking and means we require a large boost of income to facilitate our dreams.


















Name: Laura Esmonde

Lives: Tipperary Town

Occupation: Retail Sales Facilitator i.e. A checkout operator

In the team since: 2011

Current position in the team: Full Team Member

Lowlights: Standing around in the cold in all weather conditions discussing ad infinitum how we could have carried the stretcher a bit better or improved on that days training in some way and just when you think it's finally time to go into the car and warm up somebody else will keep the show going with some other point that has to be made.

Highlights: Anything to do with going in the helicopters. Even putting someone on the heli is fun you have to remember not to smile too much or the person in the stretcher will think you’re sadistic but the helicopters are definitely one of the best bits. Helping out at Croagh Patrick last year was good too (there was 2 heli evacuations)


South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association is now recruiting new mountain rescue team members to commence training in September 2013.

The team is looking for hill walkers and climbers who have good mountaineering and team working skills and a good knowledge of the mountains of the South East. A significant time commitment can be expected to be involved in training and callouts.

If you have the skills and the commitment to volunteer as a mountain rescue team member, email info@semra.ie to receive an application form. For further information about the team, check out www.semra.ie

South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association is an emergency  24/ 7/ 365 , voluntary Search and Rescue team covering all the Mountains of the South East of Ireland.


South Eastern Mountain Rescue had a busy weekend. On Saturday afternoon January 26th 2013 at approx 3pm the team responded to a call from 999 informing them that a lady had fallen in the Western end of the Galty Mountains. A full team call out ensued. Many team members were in Doolin County Clare attending the Annual General Meeting of Mountain Rescue Ireland. Assistance was sought from Tramore Rescue Team who also responded to the call with SEMRA members. Upon arrival a party was deployed onto the hill. Once located the casualty was assessed by the team medics. Having suffered a lower leg injury the lady was transferred from the hill to a waiting HSE Ambulance. Conditions were very wet underfoot on the day.

On Sunday morning January 27th at 10.51am another call came alerting the team of a male walker who sustained a suspected lower leg injury on Slievenamon. SEMRA were tasked by Clonmel Gardai. Again a full team call out was put in place and members made their way to Slievenamon. Once located the casualty was assessed. SEMRA sought assistance from MRCC ( Maritime Rescue Co-Ordination Centre ) and Rescue 117 was deployed to the scene to assist SEMRA. The casualty was airlifted from the hill to Waterford Regional Hospital where further treatment was carried out.

South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association is an emergency 24/ 7/365 , voluntary Search and Rescue team covering all the Mountains of the South East of Ireland and is funded mainly by donation and public generosity.

Should you require any further information on this please contact:

Annie Ryan
PRO South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association
Tel: 086 1905726

Just before 1pm on Saturday 19th January 2013 South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association (SEMRA) responded to a callout from Emergency Services regarding a group of injured walkers in The Comeragh Mountains. The walkers had been attempting to climb a gully in the vicinity of Coumshingaun Lake when they got into difficulty. Following a week of wet weather and torrential rain the night before the incident took place, three of the four climbers slipped and fell from a height of c 30 -50 metres. They immediately contacted Emergency Services and South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association members rapidly made their way to the site of the incident.

An Incident Base was established in Kilcloony Woods which lies in the direction of the Lemybrien - Carrick on Suir road. The injured walkers were assessed by SEMRA paramedics and found to have upper body injuries sustained from the fall. Conditions were wet under foot and the callout occurred in heavy drizzle. The Fire Service and HSE ambulance services also attended the incident and the casualties were transported to Waterford Regional Hospital for medical assistance.

SEMRA received an emergency call later the same afternoon regarding walkers in The Galtees who also found themselves in difficulty.

Team Leader Ray Bradfield commented " In this wet winter weather it's not surprising for us to experience a surge in callouts. We appeal to walkers to exercise extreme caution when considering taking to the hills at this time of the year . Always check a reliable weather forecast particular to the area, bring plenty food and a hot drink, wear correct walking attire to include hillwalking boots and bring extra layers of clothes and waterproofs.The mountains have a unique microclimate and the weather there can change with alarming speed. Should any walkers need our assistance on the mountains, please call 999 or 112 and ask for Mountain Rescue."

South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association is an emergency 24/ 7/ 365 , voluntary Search and Rescue team covering all the Mountains of the South East of Ireland and is funded mainly by donation and public generosity.

Should you require any further information on this please contact:

Deirdre Phelan    
PRO South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association
Telephone: 086 2349318


 

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