Swimmer injured in Sandycove

A MAN, who is a regular swimmer at the popular bathing place in Sandycove, was rushed to hospital after being rescued from the sea last week.

The man had been swimming from the 40-Foot shortly after 9am on Tuesday when he encountered difficulties in the choppy seas between the bathing place and Sandycove Harbour.

The Dun Laoghaire RNLI inshore lifeboat was paged by the Irish Coast Guard’s Marine Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Dublin at 9.37am and the three volunteer crew launched shortly afterwards.

A second swimmer had reached the casualty with a ring buoy and was bringing the man towards the rocks when the inshore lifeboat arrived on the scene.

The man was carried ashore and treated for hypothermia and minor injuries by the lifeboat crew.
The second swimmer was checked by the Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard Unit and was unhurt.
A HSE ambulance was despatched to the scene and a decision was made to MEDEVAC the casualty to the Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 helicopter due to his deteriorating condition.