Dozens of rescue volunteers alongside An Garda Síochána and the Irish Coast Guard are participating in the search for a hiker who has been missing from Cnoc Bhréanainn (Mount Brandon) in Co. Kerry for over a week.
Sebastian Jaworski, 46, was last seen near the mountain’s summit over a week ago on the afternoon of Sunday, June 23.
The search has been slowed by poor weather conditions in recent days, but conditions have improved enough to enable rescue teams to abseil down cliffs at the summit to check gullies that have not previously been searched.
Concerns were raised about Mr Jaworski, an experienced hiker who knows the area well, when he didn’t return to work in Cork on Monday morning, June 24.
The Irish Coast Guard issued a statement saying that they are assisting gardaí in the ongoing search, with the Marine Rescue Co-ordination Sub-centre in Valentia tasking Coast Guard rescue helicopters based at Shannon (R115) and Waterford (R117) as well as Coast Guard Units from Dingle, Glenderry and Iveragh to assist in this search since being alerted by Gardaí last Tuesday, June 25.
Rescue dogs, a team of drone pilots and an RNLI Lifeboat crew have also been called upon over the past week to participate in the search, alongside mountain rescue team members from Dublin and Wicklow, Galway and South East Mountain Rescue.
Anyone who was in the area around Cnoc Bhréanainn Sunday, June 23, and who may have seen Mr Jaworski is asked to contact gardaí.