A major inter-county multi-agency search and rescue operation was mounted this afternoon after a kayaker got into difficulty on the River Shannon.
The alarm was raised at around 1.20pm by a member of the public who contacted emergency services to report a person in the water and calling for help close to Parteen Weir on the Clare/Tipperary border.
Watch officers at the Irish Coast Guard’s marine rescue sub centre on Valentia Island in Kerry mounted a search and rescue effort involving multiple agencies from three counties.
