People urged to be safe around water following callouts
Killybegs coast guard where called out to assist members of the public twice on Saturday. A call was received at 4.22pm yesterday about a person in difficulty in the water at Silver Strand beach in Glen. When they arrived, Rescue Helicopter 118 had landed on the beach and the person…
Person reported missing found in Dunkineely
A person who was reported missing in Co. Donegal was found yesterday evening. Killybegs Coastguard, Ambulance Crew and members of the Gardaí located the person in the Dunkineely area. They were located after a short search and taken by ambulance to hospital.
People encouraged to stay away from open water this bank holiday
Killybegs Coastguard and Bundoran RNLI are joining calls encouraging people to stay away from open water this weekend to help stop the spread of Covid-19. Gerard O’Flynn from the Coast Guard said, “Now is not the time to become complacent. Please; stay home and stay back to stay safe.’ Water…
Bundoran RNLI assist in bringing boat in difficulty safely to shore
The Bundoran RNLI and the Killybegs Coastguard were called out to assist in a rescue in Donegal yesterday afternoon. The alarm was raised around 3:45pm by a member of the public after a rib with four people on board broke down off Malinbeg, close to Rathlin O’Beirne Island. The Bundoran…