Two people on a jet ski have been rescued after they got into difficulty near the Forty Foot yesterday evening.
Dun Laoghaire RNLI and the coast guard were involved in the rescue after crews spotted a capsized jet ski with two people clinging to the side.
When they were taken from the water, one was showing signs of hypothermia and an ambulance was requested as a precaution.
The crew later returned to the scene to bring the jet ski to shore in order to avoid a pollution and navigational hazard.
A spokesperson for the RNLI says: "Dun Laoghaire RNLI brought two jet skiers to safety yesterday evening (Monday 18 August) after they got into difficulty near The Forty Foot.
"The inshore lifeboat helmed by Alan Keville and with Moselle Hogan and Ollie O’Carroll onboard, were on a routine training exercise in the mouth of the harbour when at approximately 6.45pm, the lifeboat was requested by the Irish Coast Guard to respond to an incident involving a jet ski.
"Weather conditions were good at the time with a Force 3 wind, fair visibility, and a calm sea.
"As the lifeboat came from the east pier towards The Forty Foot, a crew member spotted the casualties in Scotsman’s Bay.
"Once on scene, the crew noted the jet ski had capsized and observed two people clinging to the side. The lifeboat crew proceeded to take both casualties from the water and bring them onto the lifeboat where having done a casualty care check, noted one was showing signs of hypothermia.
"As a precautionary measure, an ambulance was then requested to meet the lifeboat on its return to the pier. On arrival both casualties were handed into the care of a waiting ambulance crew and Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard unit.
"To avoid a pollution and navigational hazard, the lifeboat crew then returned to the scene to re-right the jet ski and bring it back to shore via an alongside tow."
