A 75-year-old woman was rescued following a late-night search in Cork on Friday.
The pensioner was found stuck in the mud at a bog in the Ballycotton area.
Emergency services, which included the gardai, Guileen and Ballycotton Coast Guards, and Cork City Missing Persons Search and Recovery (CCMPSR), responded to the missing person report at around 7pm.
Drones were launched, and with heat-sensing tech they located the woman, 75, stuck in the mud in heavy bogland at around 10.30pm.
The operation then moved onto its next stage as they had to get in and reach her.
The Ballycotton team managed to navigate the difficult terrain before getting to her and administering first aid.
The woman had suffered hypothermia and, after 45 minutes, the units managed to get her out and the team from CCMPSAR transferred her to hospital, as Cork Beo reports.
A representative for the volunteer group reported on Saturday that she was discharged today and is now on the mend.
The team at Guileen wished her all the best in her recovery and heaped praise on their emergency service colleagues across the different bodies.
They said: "Guileen Coast Guard were tasked at 19:00 last night by Gardai to reports of a missing 75-year-old person in the Ballycotton area.
"On arrival Ballycotton Coast Guard had commenced searches already.
"The units drone was launched and commenced searching, Guilleen unit joined Ballycotton unit with searches of the area.
"At 22:30 approx the missing person was located stuck in mud in heavy bog lad, The Balycotton team navigated difficult terrain to reach the casualty and administer first aid. The casualty was suffering from hypothermia.
"After 45 mins with combined efforts of units on scene the casualty was extracted from the difficult location, We would like to wish the person a speedy recover.
"Great credit due to the Ballycotton Unit on locating the missing person and neighbours and residents of Ballycotton for their assistance. Gardai and CCMPSAR also on scene."
