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Irish Coast Guard
downpatrick head

Man rescued after becoming trapped in Mayo sea cave overnight

RNLI rescuers maintained contact with the man overnight.

LAST UPDATE | Sep 18th 2022, 7:01 PM

A MULTI-AGENCY operation has rescued a man stranded in a sea cave in north Mayo.

The man became trapped in the cave at Downpatrick Head yesterday after the water level rose.

A woman who was accompanying the man was taken to safety by a kayaker.

Rescuers from Ballyglass RNLI were on scene since 6pm yesterday on an all-weather lifeboat. They maintained contact with the man throughout the night.

“The individual has been transferred to Sligo University Hospital by the Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue 118 from Sligo and is said to be well & in good spirits,” a Coast Guard spokesperson said in a statement.

IMG-20220918-WA0015 The location of the rescue

“The individual was rescued by the Irish Cave Rescue Organisation, supported by the Coast Guard Units from Killala/Ballyglass/Killybegs/Achill, the Ballyglass RNLI Lifeboat, National Ambulance Service, Civil Defence, County Fire Service and An Gardai Siochana, including the Gardai Water Unit.”

“With a particular mention to the support of the local community at Downpatrick and North Mayo more generally,” the statement concluded.

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