A paraglider's recovering with a serious leg injury after being rescued from Slieve Gullion.
Mourne Mountain Rescue were called at 1:43pm yesterday when they got into difficulty in Annalong Valley.
Police and the Ambulance Service were also at the scene.
The casualty, who was training as part of a group, was airlifted to the Royal Victoria in Belfast by a helicopter dispatched from Dublin.
A total of 22 members responded to the distress call and the team stood down at 6:17pm.
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