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The Irish Sun
19-05-2025
- Climate
- The Irish Sun
Urgent beach warning as young girl suffers burns after walking on BBQ ‘covered in sand' by people who left area
AN urgent warning has been issued to beachgoers after a young girl suffered burns from a barbecue that was covered up with sand on the beach. Thousands flocked to beaches across the country on Saturday and Sunday as Ireland soaked in the sunshine on the hottest weekend of the year. Advertisement However, one child was injured and emergency services were alerted after a horror incident on Murlough beach in Co The young girl was walking through the sand dunes on the popular The barbecue, which had been used earlier in the day, was still hot and had been covered up with a "thin layer" of sand by people who later left the beach. The barbecue was invisible to anyone walking over the area - including the girl who unsuspecting stepped on it and suffered burns to her feet. Advertisement READ MORE IN NEWS An ambulance was called for the young child and the Kilkeel Coastguard attended the scene of the incident, along with the Newcastle Coastgaurd. The Newcastle Coastguard is now urging beachgoers not to use disposable BBQs on the beach because of the risk they present to both people and animals. The also highlighted the danger of wildfires amid the A spokesperson said: "Newcastle Coastguard team was tasked to Murlough beach on Sunday afternoon to assist the Ambulance Service after a young girl suffered burns to her feet. Advertisement MOST READ ON THE IRISH SUN Latest "The girl had been walking in the dunes when she accidentally walked onto a disposable barbecue. Watch terrifying moment wildfires engulf roadside near busy Irish town "It is believed the barbecue had been used earlier and, being too hot to remove, was covered with a thin layer of sand before those who used it left the beach. "Now invisible to walkers, the girl didn't realise it was there. "We would appeal to visitors to Murlough and other coastal areas not to bring disposable barbecues." Advertisement They continued: "Set aside the risk of wildfires, they are dangerous to unsuspecting walkers and dogs." RAGING WILDFIRES The warning comes amid raging wildfires in Co Fire crews from a number of different units in Roscommon and All roads leading into the Gorthaganny area were closed by Advertisement The dramatic footage provided to the Irish Sun show how a section of the wildfire has come very close to the roadside. 'THE FIRE SPREAD EVERYWHERE' A local resident told us he was at the lake near the forest enjoying the warmer weather Describing the horror ordeal Bruno Thenner said: "We were stuck in the lake area for more than two hours without being able to get out. "The fire was crossing from one side of the road to the other, and some cars were trapped in the middle of the fire. And gardai have closed all sides [of the road] because the fire spread everywhere. Advertisement "There were a lot of children in the area, and no one knew how long we would be trapped there. "We managed to get out, but there were a lot of 1 The BBQ is understood to have been left in the sand by other beachgoers Credit: Alamy
Sunday World
11-05-2025
- Sunday World
Cops condemn potentially ‘catastrophic' near-miss between drone and rescue helicopter
The incident unfolded during an operation in the Mournes at the weekend Scene of the Mourne rescue mission on 10.05.2025. Credit: Police Newry, Mourne & Down The PSNI have condemned the pilot of a drone that almost had a 'catastrophic' impact on a rescue mission. The incident unfolded during an operation in the Mournes at the weekend. Police said it was 'absolute madness' and the person responsible for the drone may now face prosecution. On Saturday evening, the South Down neighbourhood policing team were assisting Newcastle Coastguard to secure the landing site for a Maritime and Coastguard Agency Rescue Helicopter from Prestwick. The agencies were working with the Mourne Mountain Rescue Team (MMRT) to extract a casualty from the area of Lower Cove – which contains some of the steepest cliffs in the Mournes. A PSNI spokesperson said: 'With the casualty safely in the back of a Northern Ireland Ambulance Service ambulance, the helicopter crew began to prepare for take off to return to Prestwick [in Scotland]. 'As the helicopter made their preparations to take off – bearing in mind the engines never stopped whilst the casualty was removed from it, and it's a big noisy, well lit machine – one of the police officers in attendance noted a drone operating in very close proximity to the helicopter. "They immediately informed a member of Coastguard and members of the MMRT who in turn informed the crew on board. "At the same time officers made their way to the area of the park the drone was spotted in to try and identify its whereabouts and the person that was operating it. "Despite this quick action the drone appeared to have left the area, but people in the park approached the police attempting to point out where the drone had been. 'In short, this is absolute madness. Had that drone impacted with the helicopter at any time, the result would have been catastrophic. 'Drones are not toys. 'This behaviour was in clear breach of the Air Navigation Order and may result in a criminal prosecution.' Drones are small aircrafts that can be remotely controlled. They are used for a wide variety of purposes – most commonly for recreational purposes, they are used for aerial photography and videography Jill Truesdale, an Alliance Party councillor for the Mournes area, described the actions of the drone operator as 'beyond stupid'. "Hopefully they will be caught and reminded of the laws around these things,' she added. "This type of multi-agency incident is not an 'Instagrammable' moment." Ms Truesdale also indicated a need to 'look into legislation' regarding the ownership and operation of drones here, 'given our unique geographical makeup between sea and mountains'. Scene of the Mourne rescue mission on 10.05.2025. Credit: Police Newry, Mourne & Down News in 90 seconds - 11th May 2025
Belfast Telegraph
11-05-2025
- Belfast Telegraph
‘Absolute madness': PSNI condemns potentially ‘catastrophic' near-miss between drone and rescue helicopter
The incident unfolded during an operation in the Mournes at the weekend. Police said it was 'absolute madness' and the person responsible for the drone may now face prosecution. On Saturday evening, the South Down neighbourhood policing team were assisting Newcastle Coastguard to secure the landing site for a Maritime and Coastguard Agency Rescue Helicopter from Prestwick. The agencies were working with the Mourne Mountain Rescue Team (MMRT) to extract a casualty from the area of Lower Cove – which contains some of the steepest cliffs in the Mournes. A PSNI spokesperson said: 'With the casualty safely in the back of a Northern Ireland Ambulance Service ambulance, the helicopter crew began to prepare for take off to return to Prestwick [in Scotland]. 'As the helicopter made their preparations to take off – bearing in mind the engines never stopped whilst the casualty was removed from it, and it's a big noisy, well lit machine – one of the police officers in attendance noted a drone operating in very close proximity to the helicopter. "They immediately informed a member of Coastguard and members of the MMRT who in turn informed the crew on board. "At the same time officers made their way to the area of the park the drone was spotted in to try and identify its whereabouts and the person that was operating it. "Despite this quick action the drone appeared to have left the area, but people in the park approached the police attempting to point out where the drone had been. 'In short, this is absolute madness. Had that drone impacted with the helicopter at any time, the result would have been catastrophic. 'Drones are not toys. 'This behaviour was in clear breach of the Air Navigation Order and may result in a criminal prosecution.' Drones are small aircrafts that can be remotely controlled. They are used for a wide variety of purposes – most commonly for recreational purposes, they are used for aerial photography and videography Jill Truesdale, an Alliance Party councillor for the Mournes area, described the actions of the drone operator as 'beyond stupid'. "Hopefully they will be caught and reminded of the laws around these things,' she added. "This type of multi-agency incident is not an 'Instagrammable' moment." Ms Truesdale also indicated a need to 'look into legislation' regarding the ownership and operation of drones here, 'given our unique geographical makeup between sea and mountains'.
