A man who was believed to be having a heart attack was rescued from the Wicklow mountains after a quick-thinking nurse on a hike sprung into action.
The man, in his 60s, began to feel unwell at the Great Gully while climbing Lugnaquilla with a group on Monday afternoon.
A nurse, who was a part of the same group, assessed the man and alerted emergency services that he may have been having a heart attack.
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The Dublin-Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team attempted to reach the man but the decision was made to send the Rescue 116 helicopter to evacuate the patient due to the weather closing in and the seriousness of the incident.
The man was winched into the chopper while the rest of the group were escorted safely down from the mountain.
A spokesperson for the DWMRT said: "The group were in the area of the Great gully at the south Prison side when one of the walkers, a male in his 60’s began to feel unwell and could not proceed any further.
"Luckily there was a nurse in the group and she made the decision to contact the emergency services to alert Mountain Rescue that the man may be having a heart attack.
"Once tasked, Mountain Rescue Personnel made their way to the casualty’s location, however due to the weather closing in and the possible seriousness of the patient, Rescue 116 was tasked to evacuate the patient.
"After the patient was packaged and winched into Rescue 116, the rest of the group were escorted safely down to the Ow valley by Mountain Rescue personnel who had now arrived on scene. Team was stood down at 16:31hrs."
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