West Cork cycle funds nine air ambulance missions

On the day Darren was rescued by the Irish Community Air Ambulance, the service attended four other rescue missions

Darren Lynch from Caheragh, Co Cork, presenting a cheque for €31,457 to Irish Community Air Ambulance key relationships manager, Lorraine Toner. Darren said: “It was really important for me to turn what could have easily been a negative situation into a positive one." Picture: Brian Lougheed

A West Cork man has raised more than €30,000 to fund future air ambulance missions, just weeks after he was involved in a serious cycling accident and had to be rescued himself.

Darren Lynch, aged 31, from Caheragh suffered injuries to his head and face when he crashed while taking part in a cycle near Schull on July 24. He was airlifted to Cork University Hospital by the charity-funded Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) Air Ambulance.