Two men have died following separate incidents an hour apart in the Mourne Mountains earlier today (Sunday).
A man was reported to have fallen while walking on Wee Binnian shortly before midday while another was reported to have fallen on Slieve Commedagh shortly before 1pm.
A third man was also rescued from the mountains with a suspected broken ankle following a fall close to the Saddle at around 2.30pm.
A tough and challenging day in the Mournes as Police 46, @PSNINMDown and other emergency services responded to 3 separate incidents. In strong winds we managed to airlift one male out but sadly the two others had died. Our thoughts are with their loved ones. Sgt A pic.twitter.com/iGnmwvKgqN
— PSNI Air Support (@PSNIAirSupport) January 13, 2019
Inspector Frances McCullough said police and other emergency services responded but unfortunately the two men died at the scene.
The deaths are not being treated as suspicious.
Police had earlier issued a warning about walking in poor weather conditions.