“A difficult extraction.”

Several emergency services were mobilised yesterday to airlift a woman from the roof of Blarney Castle after she suffered a fall.

A dramatic photo shared by the Cork City Fire Brigade shows a Coast Guard helicopter hovering above the 15th century structure. The narrow and winding staircase of the medieval castle, as well as the building’s 90-foot height, made airlifting from the roof the safest possible option.

It has since been confirmed that the patient’s injuries are not life-threatening.

A tweet shared by Cork City Fire Brigade reads: “Ballyvolane crew now back at home station following a difficult and technical extraction of a patient from Blarney Castle. As always great interagency work with @AmbulanceNAS and @IrishCoastGuard to give the patient the best care possible.”

Ballyvolane crew now back at home station following a difficult and technical extraction of a patient from Blarney Castle.

As always great interagency work with @AmbulanceNAS and @IrishCoastGuard to give the patient the best care possible. pic.twitter.com/jZhYRPPiHP

— Cork City Fire Brigade (@CorkCityFire) December 29, 2021

The Irish Coast Guard tweeted: “3 services, 1 team. @IrishCoastGuard, @AmbulanceNAS and @CorkCityFire working together on a difficult extraction.”

Header image via Twitter/@CorkCityFire