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Noel Burke
Emergency
Search for man seen falling into river in Kilkenny
The man was seen entering the water at Green’s Bridge by two witnesses.
GARDAÍ, THE IRISH Coast Guard and a team from the Civil Defence have all been involved in a search for a man seen entering the water in Kilkenny City shortly after 7pm last night.
The man was seen entering the River Nore at Green’s Bridge by two witnesses.
A Civil Defence vessel carried out a search of the river yesterday evening, and the Coast Guard Rescue 117 helicopter was sent to do a sweep of the scene.
The search is expected to resume this morning. A spokesperson for the Coast Guard said that as yet, the agency had not received any further calls for back-up today.
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