Three people and a dog were rescued from a speedboat that ran out of fuel in Lough Derg last night.
The alarm was raised with the RNLI at midnight, it immediately deployed a lifeboat from Valentia and the Shannon-based Coastguard helicopter, Rescue 115.
They were called to the very north end of the lake as Gardai had passed on information about a speedboat adrift near Portumna Castle.
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Shortly before 12.30 the boat was found, with three passengers and a dog – all unharmed.
The Valentia lifeboat crew towed the speedboat back to Portumna Castle where Gardai were waiting to run another wellness check on the passengers.
