Six people rescued at Rosslare Strand

By Dan Walsh

Six people were rescued from the water at Rosslare Strand on Sunday afternoon following an incident where a young swimmer was in difficulty in the water and brave rescuers ended up in difficulty themselves.

All of those brought to hospital are currently believed to be in a stable condition.

Operations Resource Manager with the National Ambulance Service Ger Carthy confirmed that the National Ambulance Service responded to a significant incident at Rosslare.

“They transferred five people by land ambulance and our colleagues from Rescue Helicopter 117 airlifted one person to a waiting ambulance at Wexford Wanderers Rugby Club for transfer to Wexford General Hospital which is close-by.

“This multiple agency response again reassured the public of the capability of our emergency services in a time of grave need,” said Mr Carthy, who also praised “the fast actions of An Garda Síochana, the Coast Guard and the general public during the emergency incident.”

This was a rapid emergency response with the Coast Guard Rescue 117 helicopter, Rosslare and Curracloe Coast Guard Units, Rosslare Harbour Lifeboat, Gardaí and the National Ambulance Service (NAS) all in attendance.