Emergency services at the scene of a rescue operation on the outskirts of Belfast on April 10th 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott)
Emergency services at the scene of a rescue operation on the outskirts of Belfast on April 10th 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott)
Emergency services at the scene of a rescue operation on the outskirts of Belfast on April 10th 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott)
A rescue mission has ben completed in west Belfast, after a young woman fell up to 40 feet down onto a river bank on Thursday evening.
The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) and the Northern Ireland Ambulance service were both in attendance.
A spokesperson for NIFRS said that they received a call at 7.48pm calling them to the Lámh Dhearg GAA club on the Upper Springfield Road, as “a female had fallen 30 to 40 feet down a river bank”.
The area in which the woman fell is in a wooded section behind the club’s grounds.
One ambulance and a hazardous area response team attended the scene.
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From the fire service, there were two pumping appliances, a specialist rescue team and two supervisory officers, making a total of 18 personnel helping in the rescue.
The NIFRS spokesperson added that they used “specialist equipment lines and ladders, and are currently stabilising the female, and preparing her for rescue”.
The young woman was rescued safely by 10.05pm.
Emergency services rescue young woman after fall in west Belfast