26/03/2013

Man Missing As Car Goes Off Co Wicklow Pier

A search and rescue operation is underway after a car went into the sea off the pier in Arklow, Co Wicklow, around 06:00 on Tuesday morning.

A woman, believed to be in her 20s, is being treated in St Columcille's Hospital in Loughlinstown.

Gardaí are still searching for a man, who is in his 30s.

The area at the South Quay has been cordoned off and teams from the sub-aqua unit, as well as the coast guard, local gardaí and emergency services, are at the scene.

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