A young child was airlifted to hospital after being found unconscious in Wicklow, Dublin Live reports.
Rescue services were on their way to a separate incident of a man with an injured lower leg on Tuesday when they were flagged down en route in Knockananna. The child, aged 4, had fallen unconscious and needed immediate medical attention.
A separate response vehicle was also diverted to Knockananna following the discovery. Rescue chopper Air Corp 112 was called to the scene and the child was transported to definitive care.
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A spokesperson for the Dublin-Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team said: "At 14:37hrs, Dublin / Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team and Glen of Imaal Red Cross Mountain Rescue were tasked for a male with a lower leg injury. While the team were responding to this incident, one of the response vehicles on route was flagged down on the road in Knockananna for an unconscious 4-year-old child.
"Another response vehicle then also diverted to this incident. Medical personnel on scene relayed vital information to the callout officer which resulted in the tasking of Air Corp 112 to transport the child to definitive care.
"Both calls were stood down by 17:10hrs. Thank you to all agencies involved."
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