RNLI releases dramatic footage of fisherman’s rescue at Clonmany

swilly lifeboatThe RNLI has released dramatic footage of the rescue of a fisherman who was found clinging to a lobster pot bouy off Tullagh beach in Clonmany.
The call for help came when a mother and her son, who were out tending sheep near Tullagh beach, heard cries for help and saw a man out at sea clinging to a lobster bouy.
He was taken from the water by a local vessel and transferred to the Lough Swilly lifeboat for first aid, before being airlifted to hospital.
The man’s boat has not been found.

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