Busy weekend for Bundoran RNLI with two call outs
The volunteer crew of Bundoran RNLI launched twice over the weekend to two separate incidents.
At 12:06pm on Saturday 16 August, the RNLI Bundoran volunteer lifeboat crew were tasked by Malin Head Coast Guard to assist Donegal Bay Community First Responders, An Garda Siochana and The National Ambulance Service after a person had taken ill on the rocks near the Nuns Pool.
On arrival, The National Ambulance Service paramedics had assessed the casualty and, working alongside the volunteers of Bundoran RNLI, stretchered the casualty to safety and transferred them to the waiting ambulance for further care.
At 13:08 the Bundoran RNLI pagers went off for a second time to a report of two kayakers in the water. Rescue 118 was also tasked to the scene near Carrigan Head. The boat was later stood down after the kayakers were lifted from the water by The Nuala Star who was in the area.
Speaking afterwards, Lifeboat Operations Manager Daimon Fergus said:
`This call-out once again demonstrates the importance of close cooperation between all local emergency services. Well done to our colleagues in the Community First Responders, An Garda Siochana, Rescue 118 and the National Ambulance Service. Thank you also to the Nuala Star for their assistance.`
As the warm weather continues the RNLI urges people to remain safe when they visit the coast. Always wear a lifejacket or buoyancy aid and always bring a means of communication with you.
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