Life-saving sign mysteriously vanishes off mountain

A WARNING sign that could save lives has mysteriously disappeared from a mountain in Co Kerry, popular with hill walkers and climbers.

The sign, which urged people to stay away from a false descent route, had been placed about 50 metres off the summit of Carrantuohill five years ago by the Kerry Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT).

The mountain is a regular scene of rescue operations and many people have died and been injured there in falls over the years.