Woman injured in Carrauntoohil climb

Updated: 21:03, Friday, 30 July 2010

A woman in her 20s has been airlifted to Kerry General Hospital in Tralee after she fell while climbing Carrauntoohil, near Killarney.

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A woman in her 20s has been airlifted to Kerry General Hospital in Tralee after she fell while climbing Carrauntoohil in the McGillyruddy Reeks near Killarney.

It's understood the woman sustained leg injuries.

She was rescued by members of the Kerry Mountain Rescue team and airlifted to hospital by the Shannon-based Coast Guard helicopter.

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