Galway RNLI volunteer crew launch twice in 24 hours
Thu, Sep 12, 2024
The crew of the Galway RNLI lifeboat launched on Sunday after a report of a windsurfer in difficulty off Salthill and again on Monday morning to a boat in distress off Ballinacourty Pier.
The pagers were activated at 3.24pm yesterday afternoon (Sunday 08 September) and the crew of Declan Killilea, Lisa McDonagh and Frankie Leonard launched the lifeboat supported by shore crew Darragh Heskin, Paddy Hennelly, Eoghan Donohue and Dave Badger.
The crew were requested to launch by the Irish Coast Guard after reports of a windsurfer in difficulty off Palmer’s Beach in Salthill. When the lifeboat arrived on the scene, around five minutes after launch, the local lifeguard had taken the casualty in hand and was making their way to shore. The lifeboat crew remained on standby until the casualty and lifeguard were safely out of the water.
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