FISHERMAN DIES AFTER LOUGH CORRIB RESCUE
Date Published: 20-Mar-2012
A fisherman who was air-lifted from Lough Corrib, just north of Annaghdown last evening has died in hospital.
He was one of two anglers rescued from the water by the Irish Coast Guard just before 5pm.
The Coast Guard rescue helicopter and in-shore life boat were both launched at 4.40pm following an emergency call from a member of the public who spotted a man in difficulty in the water.
The angler was located about 2 kilometres north of Annaghdown between marker 56 and 57 on Lough Corrib.
He was airlifted by rescue teams just after half past five last evening and was taken to University Hospital Galway where he has since died.
Another man managed to swim to a nearby island from where he was also airlifted and taken to UHG.