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MORE people have drowned in the county in the last eight days, than have died in the county’s roads so far this year. Last evening (Monday) a third man, believed to be in his 60s and from Shannon, died while swimming in Kilkee.
The tragedy occurred at 4.55pm when another bather noticed him in trouble and brought him ashore.
A team of lifeguards tried to resuscitate the man while the defibrillator was brought from Nolan’s shop just yards away.
The coast guard helicopter was in Ballybunnion at the time of the incident and was on the scene within eight minutes, and had the man airlifted to University Hospital Limerick by 5.15pm.
Kilkee Coast Guard area officer Martony Vaughan said, “everything that could be done was done”, as paramedics, the coast guards, lifeguards and doctors were on the scene within minutes.
“The lifeguards performed exceptionally,” he added referring to the team of lifeguards who also worked during a similar incident on Sunday week last in Kilkee, during which Limerick man John Looby drowned.