Coast Guard called after men fleeing fisheries officers entered Shannon Estuary
July 30, 2021
THE Coast Guard was called in after two men caught using a net to capture wild salmon entered the waters of the Shannon estuary during a foot chase with Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) officers, a court has heard.
At Kilrush District Court, IFI officer, Ray Byrne recounted the chase at Poulinadaree on the Shannon estuary on June 4 last year. he told the court that prior to the two men entering the waters, he warned them not to go in.
Mr Byrne said, “They were attempting to swim but in my mind it would have ended up as a bad result.”
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