By Dan Walsh
Three teenagers are safe and well after being rescued by Courtown RNLI from the sea off Clone Beach, near Castletown, this evening.
The teenagers entered the beach through the new access point and were paddleboarding when they got into difficulties at around 8pm.
After a call to the Irish Coast Guard, Courtown RNLI’s volunteer crew was launched and quickly reached the teenagers, bringing them safely ashore.
The boys were shaken by the ordeal but were uninjured and did not require medical assistance at the scene.
An Garda Síochána and Coast Guard helicopter R117 from Waterford also attended the scene.
Local Cllr Joe Sullivan who visited the scene, said he was relieved the teenagers were safe and well, praised the emergency services for their swift response, and urged people to take care during beach and sea activities.
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