Body of Swimmer Recovered at Silver Strand, Co. Galway

12th November 2024

Afloat.ie Team

Aran Island RNLI Lifeboat recovered the body of a male swimmer at 1:30pm

The Irish Coast Guard’s Marine Rescue Sub Centre in Valentia are currently coordinating a search in support of An Garda Síochána for two missing swimmers at Silver Strand Barna Co. Galway. Two swimmers, one male and one female, were reported overdue separately in the same location this morning before 10:00am. The conditions on scene are calm but dense fog covers the area.

The body of one male swimmer has subsequently recovered by Aran Island Lifeboat at 1:30pm.

Resources on scene include Costelloe Bay Coast Guard boat, Galway Bay RNLI and Aran Island Lifeboat in addition to the Civil Defence.

Cleggan Coast Guard Unit are also on scene assessing conditions for a drone search. A number of local boats are also searching the area in support of the search.

Published in Sea Swim, Coastguard, RNLI Lifeboats, Rescue

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