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Coast Guard helicopter launched after reports of swimmer in difficulty in Tramore, Co. Waterford
Locals reported a swimmer in difficulty offshore near Boatstrand on Thursday morning with Coast Guard, RNLI, Garda and HSE paramedic units deployed.
The Waterford-based Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 117 was launched and conducted sweeps of the sea off Boatstrand.
Also launched was the Tramore-based RNLI lifeboat.
The search effort remains ongoing.
The operation came after drownings in Ireland soared by 10pc compared to 2024 levels.
The latest tragedy occurred in Kerry where a young man died after getting into difficulty swimming on Tuesday.
Padraig O'Rahilly (24) from Glenflesk outside Killarney died when he got into difficulty while swimming in the River Flesk on Tuesday afternoon.
