On Air Now

Kildare Today - Repeat

10:00pm - Midnight

  • 045 901490
  • 0833 979797

Now Playing

Air Supply

All Out Of Love

Man Rescued Off Louth Coast, After Spending 10 Hours At Sea.

File image: RollingNews

He is being treated at Beaumont Hospital.

A man in his 40s has been rescued off the coast of Co Louth, after spending over 10 hours at sea.

The man was seen on his inflatable raft at Whitestown in Carlingford at around lunchtime yesterday.

Later in the afternoon, a fisherman raised the alarm when he spotted the raft abandoned at sea.

Following a multi-agency search operation the man was located at 10 past 10 last night and taken by air ambulance to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin for treatment.

More from National News

Stay tuned to Kfm!

Get the Kfm Apps for you phone, tablet or smart speaker...

Kfm Kildare Weather

  • Thu

    Sunny intervals

    19°C

  • Fri

    Light rain

    18°C

  • Sat

    Light rain

    19°C

  • Sun

    Light rain shower

    15°C

  • Mon

    Light rain

    15°C