Aran Islands RNLI launched to the aid of an injured cyclist on Inis Oírr on Monday afternoon (24 June).
The volunteer crew on Inis Mór were requested to launch their all-weather lifeboat just after 1pm following a report from the Irish Coast Guard that a cyclist was injured on the neighbouring island and required a medical evacuation.
The lifeboat launched under coxswain Aonghus Ó hIarnáin with four crew members onboard.
Weather conditions at the time were good with slight seas, clear skies and a south westerly Force 4 wind blowing.
Arriving on scene, the crew received a handover from the island doctor before assisting the patient onboard the lifeboat, on which they were then safely transferred to Ros a Mhíl and into the care of a waiting ambulance crew.
Speaking following the call-out, Ó hIarnáin said: “We would like to wish the casualty a speedy recovery from their injury and thank the island doctor and our colleagues in the ambulance service for responding and working with us to bring the patient safely ashore so they could get further treatment.”