Howth Coast Guard were tasked today at 16.15 to an initial report of a faller on the cliff path at Howth Summit. When a member of Howth CG arrived at the reported scene he could find nobody requiring assistance. Just at that time a second call came through to Dublin MRCC that a person had fallen at the cliffs at Balscadden. The original caller had been mistaken in their 112 call location.
The team assembled and went to Balscadden car park. On searching they found a person that had fallen about 10 metres to the bottom as they were ascending the cliff path and was in need of immediate medical attention. Howth ILB was requested to launch immediately by Howth CG to provide further assistance to the rescue efforts.
A secure cliff line was set up and four members of the CG team, one of them an Emergency Medical Technician, were lowered to the position at the bottom of the cliff and along with the lifeboat members they gave medical assistance and prepared the casualty for stretcher transfer to the awaiting lifeboat.
The casualty was stabilised on scene and transfered back via the ILB to the lifeboat station in Howth Harbour and handed over to a HSE ambulance.
Incident 37/15
The team assembled and went to Balscadden car park. On searching they found a person that had fallen about 10 metres to the bottom as they were ascending the cliff path and was in need of immediate medical attention. Howth ILB was requested to launch immediately by Howth CG to provide further assistance to the rescue efforts.
A secure cliff line was set up and four members of the CG team, one of them an Emergency Medical Technician, were lowered to the position at the bottom of the cliff and along with the lifeboat members they gave medical assistance and prepared the casualty for stretcher transfer to the awaiting lifeboat.
The casualty was stabilised on scene and transfered back via the ILB to the lifeboat station in Howth Harbour and handed over to a HSE ambulance.
Incident 37/15
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