#Rescue - BreakingNews.ie reports on the rescue of a man from the water at Dollymount Strand on Monday morning (27 October).
Emergency services were dispatched to the scene after a passer-by expressed concern for a person seen in the cold water at the Bull Island beach.
Some 30 minutes later the casualty was sighted by Irish Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 116 and winched on board.
The man was found to be unconscious and diagnosed with severe hypothermia, and was taken to Beaumont Hospital for treatment.
Two days previous a similar alert at the same beach for a kitesurfer in difficulty was stood down, as the Irish Examiner reports, when the man in question was discovered to have made the lengthy swim back to shore.
