Coastguard In Night Rescue Of Angler After Galway Bay Cliff Fall

9th September 2018

#Rescue - A night angler was rescued after falling from a cliff on Galway Bay in the early hours of yesterday morning (Saturday 8 September), as BreakingNews.ie reports.

Doolin Coast Guard’s cliff rescue specialists joined emergency services near Black Head Lighthouse after 1am, while the Irish Coast Guard’s Shannon-based helicopter Rescue 115 was also tasked.

The cliff rescue crew faced difficult conditions as they located and secured the casualty for airlift to University Hospital Galway.

BreakingNews.ie has more on the story HERE.

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