The volunteer crew of Clifden RNLI were requested by the Irish Coast Guard to assist with the medevac of a casualty from Inishbofin on Good Friday.
Clifden’s Shannon class all-weather lifeboat was launched at 11.30am on Friday (15 April) and the crew made the trip to the island off Connemara in good time.
The weather was quite foggy so the crew stood by to assist the Sligo-based coastguard helicopter Rescue 118 in case conditions and visibility deteriorated.
In this case there were no issues and the casualty was successfully airlifted by Rescue 118 and brought to University Hospital Galway for treatment.
Coxswain Alan Pryce said: “In Clifden RNLI we are always happy to provide support and assistance to our local island communities, a medical evacuation is a time critical event and we will always do what we can to ensure a successful outcome.
“I’d like to thank the crew for their rapid response time and wish the casualty well.”
Clifden RNLI’s crew on this callout were Pryce, Thomas Davis, Daniel Whelan, John Mullen and John Heffernan.