The Howth Coast Guard Unit were paged on request of the Howth Gardai this afternoon to investigate a suspect object rolled in a blue sheet on the side of the cliff above Lion’s Head. The package had been reported by two walkers earlier in the day.
The unit’s 4×4 quad carried the rescue equipment down the [...]
Two Howth climbers last night
Howth & Skerries Coast Guard Units plus the Civil Defence, Fire Service and Dublin Coast Guard helicopter will hold a mini SAR Demo in Donabate/Portrane on Sunday 7th May at 2pm. It will involve a simulated plane crash, chemicals on beach, buildings on fire, recovery operation and cliff rescue.
Last night [...]
Last night saw the team send 3 new cliff climbers over the edge for the first time. In the wind, rain and impending darkness at the Bailey Lighthouse the 3 new climbers from the team took their plunge down a somewhat easy grassy slope at the top of a gully. After approximately 2hrs of setup [...]
The team was paged at 1030hrs this morning on request of Howth Gardai, to aid in the search for an injured person after a member of the public reported evidence of heavy bleeding on the track at Casana Rock. The Howth Coast Guard Unit proceeded to search the area alongside Howth Lifeboat ILB, Rescue Helicopter [...]
RTE News report on the team’s recovery last night:
“Garda are seeking the public’s assistance to help identify the body of a man which was taken from the Irish Sea off Howth Head, Co Dublin, yesterday evening.
The body was recovered from the sea by a Coast Guard helicopter shortly 6pm and was removed to Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown.
The [...]
MRCC were notified by a member of the public of the location of a body this evening near the Bailey Lighthouse, Howth, Co. Dublin. The Howth Coast Guard Unit were paged at 1724hrs to aid in the recovery of the male body at Whitewater Brook. Howth Lifeboat ILB, Rescue Helicopter 116 & Howth Gardai were [...]
The team were out this morning to complete a training session in Cliff Rescue near the Bailey Lighthouse. With many walkers out for the day snapping photos, we sent 4 members down & back up the long pitch at Whitewater Brook. Following the training session, an equipment check was completed involving reversing all ropes within [...]
