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23/04/2015
Teen Rescued From Island By Galway RNLI
Galway RNLI have rescued a 19-year-old man from an island off Silver Strand.
The teenager had become stranded in an area called Grey Rock by the rising tide at about 19:45 on Wednesday.
A kayaker who spotted the teenager and raised the alarm.
Assisted by members of the Irish Coast Guard, Galway RNLI volunteers launched their inshore lifeboat from Galway Docks at 8.01pm and arrived at the area within nine minutes.
The Coast Guard vessel took the young man and a Garda onboard and transferred them both onto the RNLI lifeboat which ferried them to Galway Docks.
The teenager was taken to University Hospital Galway for observation.
(MH)
The teenager had become stranded in an area called Grey Rock by the rising tide at about 19:45 on Wednesday.
A kayaker who spotted the teenager and raised the alarm.
Assisted by members of the Irish Coast Guard, Galway RNLI volunteers launched their inshore lifeboat from Galway Docks at 8.01pm and arrived at the area within nine minutes.
The Coast Guard vessel took the young man and a Garda onboard and transferred them both onto the RNLI lifeboat which ferried them to Galway Docks.
The teenager was taken to University Hospital Galway for observation.
(MH)
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