Second Bundoran rip current incident in a week
A woman was airlifted to hospital after getting caught in a rip current in Co. Donegal. Bundoran RNLI were called to the main beach in Bundoran shortly after 9am this morning after a woman went swimming and got caught in the current. She managed to make her way to shore,…
Bundoran RNLI assist with evacuation at Tullan Strand
The volunteer crew of Bundoran RNLI lifeboat was requested to assist with a medical evacuation from Tullan Strand, Bundoran this morning (Saturday 4th September). Shortly before 1am a request was received from the National Ambulance Service via Malin Head Coast Guard for assistance from a shore crew to help a…
Warnings issued in relation to the use of inflatbale water toys
Parents of young children are being reminded of the dangers of playing close to water this summer. The warning was issued after the Rescue 118 Helicopter was called over the weekend to assist a child that was blown out to sea in Donegal on an inflatable toy. …
Successful rescue operation in Killybegs
The volunteer crew of Bundoran RNLI responded yesterday to reports of a 19ft vessel that had sunk off Killybegs. The Sligo based Rescue 118 helicopter was also involved in the operation as was the Killybegs Coast Guard in addition to other vessels in the area that were also requested…
Emergency services complete successful rescue in Ballyshannon
Emergency services were involved in a successful operation on the Erne Estuary yesterday. The rescue operation took place near Ballyshannon’s Mail Quay. The operation involved the removal to safety of man after his boat hit rocks close to Inis Saimer Island at around 1 p.m. yesterday afternoon. The rescue operation…
Woman rescued after fall from Mullaghmore cliffs
A woman was airlifted by Coast Guard helicopter to Sligo University Hospital yesterday afternoon after she fell from the coastal cliffs at Mullaghmore Head in north Sligo. The woman was found unconscious at the bottom of the cliffs by passers-by who immediately contacted the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard immediately…
New water safety website launched
A newly updated water safety website has just been launched to help prevent an average of 10 people per month from drowning. safetyonthewater.gov.ie is a collaboration between a number of groups, including the Coast Guard, RNLI and Irish Sailing. Over the past ten years, 1,200 people have…