On Sunday evening,Doolin Coast Guard Unit were called to assist in the search for a child who had fallen into the river Fergus at Aughanteeroe in Ennis. The Ennis Fire Brigade , the Shannon Coast Guard helicopter, HSE Ambulance , the Gardaí and the Civil Defence were on scene. The child was located by a search team a short time later and rushed to Ennis General hospital. Doolin Goast Guard Unit were stood down while on route.

Incident 23/08

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At 07.50 Doolin Coast Guard Unit were called to assist a man who had fallen from a 30 ft cliff at Quilty, Co Clare. The Shannon based helicopter , Rescue 115 were also called to the scene. The casualty was collared and boarded and winched to the helicopter. He was then taken to Galway University Hospital.

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Incident 22/08

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At 22.23 , Doolin Unit were alerted to an object floating a half a mile off Crab Island by a member of the public. The person was concerned that it may have been a person in the water. The D-Class was launched and searched the area while members also carried out a search from shore. The Delta was prepared for launch. All members returned to base at 22.59,after the D-Class crew located the object and ascertained that it was not a person.

Incident 21/08

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At 18.35 Doolin Coast Guard Unit were asked to search for two people at the Cliffs of Moher. The two people had not yet returned to another member of their group at the expected time. The Unit was stood down at 18.49, both people having safely returned.

Incident 20/08

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Four members of the Doolin Unit took part in a training flight on the Shannon based Coast Guard Helicopter [Rescue 115]. All 26 members have now had this opportunity to experience a flight onboard the SN 61 Sikorsky. We were given instruction on safety and search procedures and winching. During flight we were given a demonstration of the FLIR and how it works, the whole excercise being very benificial. From the base at Shannon we flew towards Lissycasey, onto Quilty and Spanish Point then onto Lahinch , the Cliffs of Moher , Doolin, Lisdoonvarna and then back to base. It was a fantastic experience to see our own areas from the air and also to see how much can be seen from the air while on a search and rescue excercise.Also on board was recently graded SARDA dog, Zac. This was a great experience for him to familiarise him with helicopters and winching. We took part in some winching while the helicopter was stationary and with rotors on.The crew were brilliant and worked very well with the dog. Thanks to all crew of the Shannon Based Coast Guard Helicopter for accommodating us for training, it is always a great learning experience for us

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On Saturday 28^th June at 00.20 the Doolin unit of the Irish Coast Guard were requested by Ennistymon Gardaí to search for a person missing at the Cliffs of Moher. Teams assembled and searched from Aill na Searach to Hags Head and were assisted by Shannon based Irish Coast Guard Helicopter. The search was stood down at 03-00 until first light. At 05.30 the casualty was sighted at the base of the cliffs. The Doolin Coast Guard boat was launched and went to the scene, but, due to sea conditions, a recovery from the sea was not possible. A large scale recovery then commenced. It was decided that two climbers would descend the 600 ft cliff to recover the casualty. The operation took six hours to extract the casualty from the base of the cliffs. He was pronounced dead at the scene by a doctor. Doolin Coast Guard Unit was greatly assisted by Killaloe and Kilkee Coast Guard Units, the Civil Defence and Gardaí, over sixty rescue personnel were involved in the operation. By 19.00 the deceased was taken from the cliffs by an awaiting ambulance.

Incident 19/08

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The unit was tasked today to conduct a search for a missing person in the Tra Leathan area of Doolin. The area was searched by three shoreline search teams and Rescue 115 (Helicopter) . The search was later called off after the person was located safely elsewhere.

Incident 18/08

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In their last week of term, we have visited three schools in the county: Tulla National School, Quin National School and Holy Family School, Ennis. Members of the Doolin and Killaloe units of the Irish Coast Guard were on hand to show the children our rescue equipment, which included a D Class boat, mobile command trailer, underwater camera, climbing equipment, first aid kit and search gear. The children also watched a short audiovisual presentation which included safety messages for those taking to the water or visiting mountainous areas such as the Burren. By the end of the visits, nearly 1000 children had taken part.

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We have a new experimental Map ‘Mashup’ displaying aggregated RSS Feeds from Doolin unit, other Coast Guard blogs and external SAR related organisations. These feeds are mashed with google maps to display their respective event data geographically. Visit the map on our website HERE

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Ennistymon Gardaí tasked Doolin Coast Guard Unit at 01:20hrs this morning to assist with a search for a missing man at Ballyheragh, Liscannor. While en-route to the incident, Gardaí informed the officer in charge, that the casualty had been located at the base of a 40 meter cliff in that area. Some team members descended the cliff and were preparing for the evacuation of the casualty when the Shannon based Coast Guard Helicopter arrived on scene. With an in-coming tide it was decided that the helicopter should be used to evacuate the casualty.
In poor light, and working close to the cliff face, the crew of Rescue 115 had to exercise caution to safely carry out the winching operation. With the casualty on board the aircraft they returned to Shannon Airport, a doctor and H.S.E. Paramedics pronounced the man as D.O.A. The Doolin Coast Guard stood down at 04:52hrs

Incident 17/08

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