Two paddleboarders blown out to sea assisted back to shore by Bundoran RNLI
Bundoran RNLI at the scene yesterday near Mullaghmore
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Two paddleboarders blown out to sea off Mermaid’s Cove in County Sligo yesterday evening were assisted back to safety by members of the Bundoran RNLI volunteer crew.
The 999 call was made to Malin Head Coast Guard just after 6pm who immediately paged the Bundoran RNLI volunteers.
At 6.11pm, the Bundoran Lifeboat “William Henry Liddington” set off for the scene with 4 crew on board and made their way to Mermaid’s Cove, arriving less than ten minutes later. The Sligo based Rescue 118 helicopter was also tasked.
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Bundoran lifeboat to the rescue of two paddleboarders Posted: 5:14 pm June 9, 2021
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THE volunteer crew of Bundoran RNLI was requested to launch yesterday evening to reports of two paddleboarders being blown out to sea off Mermaid’s Cove in County Sligo.
The 999 call was made to Malin Head Coast Guard just after 6pm who immediately paged the Bundoran RNLI volunteers. At 6.11pm, the Bundoran Lifeboat ‘William Henry Liddington’ set off for the scene with four crew on board and made their way to Mermaid’s Cove, arriving less than ten minutes later. The Sligo based Rescue 118 helicopter was also tasked.
Bundoran Lifeboat Launches as Paddle Boarders are Blown Out to Sea
9th June 2021
Bundoran RNLI’s inshore lifeboat in action
Credit: RNLI/Bundoran
BundoranRNLI in Co Donegal were requested to launch on Tuesday evening (8 June) to reports of two paddle boarders being blown out to sea off Mermaid’s Cove in north Co Sligo.
The emergency call was made just after 6pm to Malin Head Coast Guard who immediately paged the Bundoran lifeboat volunteers. Within minutes the inshore lifeboat William Henry Liddington set off with four crew on board.
The Sligo-based Irish Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 118 was also tasked to the scene, where the lifeboat crew assisted the two paddle boarders back to shore and assessed their wellbeing.
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