Rescue operations carried out in Sligo & Donegal
The Sligo Bay Lifeboat responded to a request from the Coast Guard yesterday evening to provide assistance to a swimmer who got into difficulty at Deadmans Point, close to Rosses Point. Another swimmer that attempted to provide assistance was also taken aboard the lifeboat and bought back to the…
Killybegs Coast Guard called out last night
Killybegs Coast Guard were called out at 10.18pm last night after reports of kayakers in difficulty. Boat and shore crews along with Rescue 118 assisted in the search around Fintra Bay where crews made contact with the kayakers who had safely made it back to shore. Killybegs Coast Guard are…
Woman taken to Hospital following Slieve League rescue
Gardai attached to the Donegal Town Roads Policing Unit and from Killybegs Garda Station assisted in a rescue operation yesterday at Slieve League. The operation also involved the ambulance service and Killybegs Coast Guard. A woman in need of emergency medical attention was taken to Sligo University Hospital…
Rescue services in the north west were called to action on multiple occasions this weekend
Rescue services in the north west were called to action on multiple occasions this weekend. On Saturday, Killybegs Coast Guard came to the assistance of an American tourist on Saturday evening along the ‘Pilgrims Path’ area on Slieve League Mountain. While Killybegs Coastguard along with Bundoran RNLI and Sligo based…