Two men rescued off Ben Bulben by mountain rescue teams

benbulbenhead600Several members of the Donegal Mountain Rescue team took part in the rescue of two young men who became stuck on Ben Bulben in Sligo over the weekend.
The men became caught on the north face of the mountain but were located safe and well after 11pm.
The men, in their late teens and early 20s, had no major injury issues but were very wet and cold.
Several members of the DMRT assisted their colleagues in Sligo on the mission.
The Rescue 118 helicopter from Strandhill provided illumination of the site to help expedite the mission.
DMRT Team Leader, Leo Murray says the weather changed very quickly on Saturday evening:

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