Rescue teams had their work cut out for them today amid back-to-back callouts, as a search for a possible missing person got underway alongside a mission to assist a kayaker in difficulty in the water.
At 10.28 am this morning, April 10, Valentia Coast Guard requested Lough Derg RNLI to launch following a report from a resident on Illaunmore that a speedboat was at an unsafe location north of the island and appeared not to have anyone on board.
Valentia Coast Guard requested the lifeboat to check the vessel and determine whether anyone was in need of assistance.