A person has died after he was swept out to sea whereas strolling alongside the shoreline in West Clare this afternoon.
A significant search and rescue operation was mounted after the alarm was raised at round 2.15pm. Watch officers on the Irish Coast Guard’s marine rescue sub centre on Valentia Island in Kerry launched and coordinated a multi-agency search and rescue operation in an space north of Kilkee.
The Kilkee unit of the Irish Coast Guard; the Shannon-based Coast Guard helicopter — Rescue 115 — the Aran Islands RNLI lifeboat; Nationwide Ambulance Service and Gardaí have been requested to reply.
The precise particulars of the circumstances surrounding the tragedy are usually not but recognized nevertheless, it’s understood that the person in his 30s had been choosing seaweed with pals on the shoreline close to Farrihy Bay north of Kilkee when he misplaced his footing and and fell into the ocean.
Emergency providers responded to the realm by land, air and sea and commenced a search. Coast Guard personnel travelled to the placement by highway together with Gardaa and ambulance paramedics. The native Coast Guard workforce additionally launched their rescue RIB (inflexible inflatable boat) whereas the rescue helicopter carried out a search of the realm from George’s Head north to Farrihy Bay.
At round 3.10pm, the casualty was positioned and recovered from the water by the Kilkee Coast Guard workforce. The helicopter and RNLI lifeboat have been stood down and launched to return to their bases after it was confirmed {that a} physique had been recovered.
The physique was taken again to the Coast Guard station in Kilkee the place GardaÃ, a physician and priest have been ready. The person was formally pronounced lifeless on the station and his physique was later eliminated by hearse to College Hospital Limerick the place a autopsy examination might be carried out later. The county coroner has additionally been knowledgeable of the tragic incident.
Gardaí are investigating the circumstances of the accident.