SWIMMER COMFORTABLE AFTER RESCUE FROM GALWAY BAY

Date Published: 26-Sep-2007

A swimmer who got into difficulty in Galway Bay last evening is in a comfortable condition at University Hospital Galway.The man was about 1km off shore at Salthill when friends became concerned for his safety.Galway Lifeboat was alerted to the emergency at 20 past 6 last evening and launched in ten minutes.The rescue helicopter from Shannon which was in the area at the time plucked the man from the sea and he was flown to UHG where he's now in a comfortable condition.