Two people have been winched to safety this afternoon after their dinghy capsized just off the North Clare Coast.
This afternoon’s incident happened just 200 metres offshore, between Ballyvaughan and Black Head.
The man and woman were thrown into the water, but managed to climb aboard the hull of the 14ft vessel before calling the emergency services using a mobile phone.
The Shannon-based Coast Guard helicopter had been in the area at the time, and was dispatched to rescue the pair
They were winched to safety and then flown to University Hospital Galway as a precautionary measure.