It’s been a busy 24 hours for Lough Swilly RNLI.
At 6:16pm yesterday, Lough Swilly RNLI was tasked by Malin Head Coast Guard to help locate a missing kayaker in the Kinnagoe Bay area. The all-weather lifeboat was returning from Killybegs and was quickly diverted to the kayaker’s last known location.
At 6:40pm, the Coast Guard contacted the crew to inform them that the casualty had made contact and they were stood down.
This morning, at 8:07am, the crew was again tasked by Malin Head Coast Guard, this time to assist a fishing boat sinking just off Glengad, with three persons on board.
The boat sank; however, the onboard crew managed to get themselves on a life raft from where they were recovered by a nearby fishing boat.
They were transferred to the Greencastle Coast Guard Delta and brought to Bunagee Pier, where they were assessed by the ambulance service.
