#RNLI - Ballycotton RNLI went to the rescue of a man and his dog from a tidal rock near the West Cork town yesterday afternoon (Saturday 24 May).

The volunteer lifeboat crew was requested to launch at 12.13pm at the request of the Irish Coast Guard, which had received a report from gardaí that the man and his dog were stranded on the tidal rock two miles west of Ballycotton.

The all-weather lifeboat, under coxswain Francis Morgan and with four crew members on board, launched alongside the station’s inshore boarding boat, with two crew on board, and made its way to the scene.

Weather conditions at the time were described as blowing north to north easterly winds, Force 4 to 6.

On arrival, the crew on Ballycotton RNLI’s boarding boat successfully recovered the casualties and transferred them to the all-weather lifeboat.

The lifeboat then returned them safely to the pier at Ballycotton. No medical assistance was required.

Speaking following the callout, Ballycotton RNLI lifeboat operations manager John Tatton said: "I would like to thank the lifeboat crew for their prompt and professional response this afternoon when their pagers went off, and am delighted to say both the man and his dog were returned safely to shore."