Posts Tagged “Doolin”

While returning from an earlier callout, Coast Guard members came upon a woman who had fallen from a horse onto the road in Doolin. An ambulance had been called. Coast Guard members attended to the injured woman who had hurt her shoulder and arm in the fall. A  HSE Paramedic and a HSE Ambulance arrived. Coast Guard members assisted the Ambulance crew . The woman was collared and stretchered to the Ambulance , she was then taken to Ennis General Hospital.

Incident 38/10

The Unit was tasked at 14.00 today by the Marine Rescue Coordination Center in Valentia to an incident at Doolin pier. A man had sustained injuries in a fall. He was treated for head, leg and chest injuries and immobilized. He was later transferred to a HSE Ambulance and taken to Limerick Hospital. The unit stood down at 14.30.

Incident 24/10

Doolin Coast Guard were called at 04.56 to search for a  teenager, reported missing in the Doolin area. Unit members assembled at the Rescue Centre and teams immediately commenced searches in the Doolin village area and at further locations. The Shannon based Rescue Helicopter assisted in the search.

The local  SARDA  Search Dog linked to the team  was  tasked and a short time later he located the teenager.  The Coast Guard / SARDA search dog  team then found the boy safe and well and he was reunited with his group.

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Incident 12/09

 Doolin Coast Guard Unit were called to assist an injured surfer at Doolin Pier. He had dislocated his shoulder while surfing,Coast Guard members assisted and stayed with the casualty until the ambulance arrived.

Incident 06/09

At 04.00 Doolin Coast Guard were put on standby for a possible call out at the Doolin Cave System.

Three cavers were unable to get out of the cave due to rising water at the entrance. ICRO were at the scene since 03.00. Doolin Coast Guard were called to assist at 08.30. Also at the scene were the Gardaí, and the Fire Service with pumping equipment. The Sligo based Coast Guard Helicopter assisted by collecting specialised cave radio equipment from Enniskillen and taking it to Doolin.

The cavers were safely assisted from the Fisher Street pot, having been in the cave for over 20 hours. All were well.

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Incident 43/08

This evening at 19.30 Doolin Coast Guard were paged to assemble at base for a call out. A member of the public saw a jet ski off Crab Island and what they believed to be a person in difficulty in the water near by.

Doolin Coast Guard D-Class launched and went to the jet ski, Doolin Delta also launched and a search commenced. Very shortly after both boats were told to stand by as it was confirmed that there was no person in the water.

Jet skiers had earlier tied their jet ski to the mooring off Crab Island as it was too rough to recover it at the pier. Doolin Coast Guard assisted them in recovering the jet ski under rough conditions.

Incident 29/08