Life Saved at Killaloe
Killaloe Coast Guard were called when a 22 year old male fell approx 20ft into the water at the Lakeside Hotel. The Coast Guard Rescue Rib was immediatly launched and the casualty taken to the Killaloe Coast Guard Base where he was treated for Hypothermia and minor injuries befor been taken by ambulance to the Regional Hospital in Limerick. Killaloe Gardai were also on scene.
04/2009
07/04/10 20
12 People Saved on the R Shannon at Killaloe.
Killaloe Coast Guard were called by a member of the public in the late hours of Good Friday who reported that a boat was taking on water approximately 1.5 km south of Killaloe Bridge with ten young adults on board.
Killaloe Coast Guard immediately dispatched their rescue boat to the scene who confirmed that a speed boat with twelve persons on board of which two had swam ashore. A second boat
Irish Duo Complete Atlantic Ocean Row
Mick Jones LHS 2nd row with Killaloe Coast Guard Unit.
Friday, 26 March 2010 15:10 IAN Staff
Mike Jones and Peter Williams, both from Cork, reached Port St. Charles, Barbados late on Wednesday March 10th having completed a 5000km row across the Atlantic Ocean.
The duo, as part of an international crew of 6, set out from Agadir, Morocco on 12th January. The row took 57 days, 20 hours. The
Major Search for Missing Person
Killaloe Coast Guard were requested by the Newport Garda to assist in the search for a missing 62 year old male, last seen at 0900am on the 4th of March. The man from Foxford Co Mayo was visiting the area Cragg, Birdhill, went for a walk and had not returned. It had been thought that he may have returned to Mayo, however when he failed to arrive concerned friends raised the alarm. A major search
Recovery at the Cliffs of Moher
Killaloe Coast Guard were tasked to assist Doolin Coast Guard to recover a female adult from the base of the Ciffs of Moher. Eight members from Killaloe travelled to assist Doolin Coast Guard in an operation that took over four hours to complete and required two members of the Doolin Cllff Rescue team to climb down to the base of the cliff.
39/2009
14/12/09 11:00
Very Cloudy, Dry
20km