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Man rescued from Co Clare coast

A man has been rescued from the waters around Co Clare after his dingy capsized earlier today.

File photo of the Irish coast guard
File photo of the Irish coast guard
Image: Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland

A MAN HAS been rescued this evening after his dingy capsized off the Co Clare coast.

The man was angling alone in a small rubber dingy near Kilkee at about 2.30pm this afternoon when his vessel capsized, the Valentia Coast Guard told TheJournal.ie.

A person on a nearby cliff saw the incident and immediately contacted the authorities.

The man was then rescued and airlifted to hospital in Limerick.

No word has yet been issued on his condition.

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