Two tourists have been rescued after becoming stranded in the Sally Gap in Co Wicklow.
The pair had followed a SAT-NAV system which directed them to drive through the Sally Gap after leaving Glendalough en route for Dublin.
The couple were unaware of the dangers of snow and ice in the area and had to phone for help.
The Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team received a call from the couple shortly after 7.30pm after their rented car got stuck in the snow.
Wicklow Mountain Rescue said that many people who live or travel in the Wicklow mountains would be familiar with the extremely difficult, and at times, impassable conditions of the Military road.
The team said that the tourist couple appeared not to have realised the dangerous nature of the journey that their onboard computer was advising them to undertake.
A rescue team eventually reached the couple's car and got them to safety.
