Woman rescued from a quarry near Newry Co Down

By Carmel Robinson

Published 16th Nov 2022, 14:58 GMT

Firefighters helped rescue a woman from a quarry near Newry, Co Down today.

The incident happened this lunchtime at a quarry not far from the Greenbank Industrial Estate.

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Firefighters said they were called to the incident at Moor Hill Road, Newry today (November 16) at 12.28pmThree Fire Appliances attended the incident - two from Newry Fire Station and a Specialist Rescue Appliance.

A spokesperson for the NI Fire and Rescue Service said: “Firefighters were called to rescue a female casualty from a quarry.

"Firefighters used a mule stretcher to rescue the casualty, and she was then taken into the care of Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.

"The incident was dealt with by 1.46pm.”