At 02:55 this morning, the volunteers of Skerries Coast Gaurd were tasked to respond to an incident. The Coast Guard’s rescue coordination centre had received a 999 call from a distressed member of the public to report that they had been cut off by an incoming tide and were in urgent need of assistance. With little details available to determine the exact location, the Coast Guard tasked several search teams to assist in locating the individual. Fortunately, more information was received in due course which pinpointed Laytown beach as the person’s location. As this was outside the team’s response area, no further action was required by the Skerries team. Coast Guard teams and Gardai from the Laytown area effected the rescue.
Incident # 22 of 2010