By Dan Walsh
A man who got cut off by the tide while walking near the Ferrybank area of Wexford town on Sunday evening was safely rescued by Wexford RNLI.
The man alerted family members of his whereabouts and they contacted the Irish Coast Guard who coordinated the rescue.
Curracloe Coast Guard unit assembled and were on scene at 5pm and despite the darkness were able to locate the man who was in the water and unable to get ashore.
Wexford RNLI then launched their inshore lifeboat to assist at 5.37pm and were on scene 5.55pm. With assistance from the shore-based Coast Guard unit on scene, the lifeboat crew quickly located the casualty and took him onboard the lifeboat.
The lifeboat returned back to Wexford Lifeboat station with the casualty, who was slightly cold and wet but otherwise in good spirits. After being warmed up in the station, he went home with his family.
Speaking after the rescue, Dave Dempsey, Wexford RNLI Deputy Launching Authority said: ‘It was a good result with great teamwork between us and our colleagues in the Coast Guard ensuring the casualty was brought back safely to his family. The casualty did the right thing in carrying a mobile phone while walking near the shoreline and we would like to commend him for that as it meant he was able to raise the alarm when he knew he was in difficulty.”
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