A man is recovering in hospital after he was rescued from the water in Killaloe this morning.
Emergency services were alerted at 8.55am, when a person was reported to be in the water at the marina in the Harbour Village in the East Clare town.
Shortly before nine o’clock this morning, a person living in a nearby apartment saw a man in the water and raised the alarm before running to the casualty’s aid.
The local resident jumped into the water and managed to grab hold of the casualty.
In the meantime, watch officers at the Irish Coast Guard’s marine rescue sub centre on Valentia Island in Kerry launched a rescue operation.
The Killaloe unit of the Irish Coast Guard dispatched a team by road, as the incident occurred within the confines of the harbour.
The National Ambulance Service and Gardaí were also alerted and responded to the scene.
The brave rescuer held the casualty afloat until Coast Guard volunteers arrived and both were subsequently assisted from the water onto the jetty.
The casualty was stretchered from the jetty to an area away from the water to wait for an ambulance to arrive.
Coast Guard first responders administered first-aid until ambulance crews arrived, who then assessed and treated him.
It’s understood the man was showing signs of severe hypothermia.
He was subsequently transferred to University Hospital Limerick for treatment.
