A surfer has been taken to hospital after he was rescued from the sea at Lahinch.
It’s understood the man got into difficulty while surfing at around midday yesterday and was subsequently brought ashore by other surfers.
Emergency services were alerted and members of the National Ambulance Service, as well as the Doolin Unit of the Irish Coast Guard were dispatched to the scene.
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The man, believed to be in his late 20s and from Dublin, was assessed and treated at the scene before being taken to University Hospital Limerick for further treatment.
The incident happened during a Status Yellow wind warning for Clare where forecasters had warned that winds would be strongest on the coast with very rough seas.
