Updated 09:38
The details of a dramatic five hour operation to rescue a couple in their 50s from a dense thicket of rhododendrons in the Knockmealdown Mountains, Co. Tipperary have emerged.
The pair - who are both experienced hill walkers - had become trapped in a very dense rhododendron forest on Sunday.
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They were helped off a treacherous area of steep ground overlooking Bay Lough by nightfall.
Mountain Rescue spotters, who were able to make visual contact with the two experienced hill walkers, guided rescuers to their location by radio.
Cahir River Rescue then stepped in to transport the two across Bay Lough to safety, with the help of Mountain Rescue personnel.
Georgina Kelly is with the mountain rescue.
Cahir River Rescue and local mountain rescue personnel transported rescued walkers across Bay Lough Pic: South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association Facebook
The area to the right of Bay Lough where the walkers were rescued from. SEMRA spotter Dariusz seen, with radio in hand, as he communicates with hill parties Pic: South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association Facebook
SEMRA spotters work to guide ground personnel to the trapped couple Pic: South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association Facebook
SEMRA all-terrain vehicle on the mountain Pic: South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association Facebook
A job well done, SEMRA personnel celebrate as night fell in Tipperary Pic: South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association Facebook
