Roisín saddles up for charity following startling recovery from mountain fall

A WOMAN who broke her back in a mountain fall is taking part in a gruelling, charity cycle tomorrow to raise funds for those who brought her to safety.

Roisín saddles up for charity following startling recovery from mountain fall
Sat, 07 Jul, 2007 - 01:00
Donal Hickey

On December 28, 2004, Roisín Duffy had climbed Carrantuohill with friends John Meade, Paul Rockley and Timmy McCarthy and was descending the notorious Devil’s Ladder when she fell.

A physiotherapist at Kerry General Hospital, Tralee, she knew she was seriously injured and her friends put out an emergency call.

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