This article is from page 1 of the 2013-07-09 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 1 JPG
TWO young life guards have been praised for their efforts to resuscitate a swimmer in Kilkee during the beach’s busiest Sunday of the year.
A retired teacher from Limerick died at the University Hospital Limerick despite the best effort of the local life guards, the Kilkee Coast Guard, the ambulance service, Shannondoc and Gardaí on Sunday evening. At 6pm the 76 year-old was discovered floating in the sea and was quickly taken ashore by the two female life guards who worked tirelessly to resuscitate him at the scene while contacting the other emergency services.
The deceased man, who remained unidentified until his wife reported him as a missing person later in the evening, was then airlifted to Limerick hospital.