Two jetskiers receive casualty care from Dún Laoghaire RNLI crew

As the crew assembled and prepared to launch the inshore lifeboat (ILB), a local RIB had picked up the casualties from the water with the intention of bringing them to the National Yacht Club pontoon, near the inshore lifeboat boathouse. The lifeboat launch was stood down as lifeboat crew members Dan Philips and Simon Wall diverted to the pontoon to assess the conditions of the casualties.

As it happened two casualties required casualty care, with one receiving urgent first aid attention, while the National Ambulance Service was en route. The casualties were passed into the hands of paramedics and one was transported to hospital. The lifeboat volunteers attended the scene for over an hour.

Speaking following the call out, Dún Laoghaire’s Lifeboat Operations Manager Eamon O’Leary said: 'Our crew responding today completed a refresher intensive Casualty Care training as recently as Friday with the skills they learned standing to them, in what was a positive intervention by our highly skilled crew.

‘Today’s incident shows the value of contacting the Coast Guard early so the lifeboat can respond in a timely manner. If you see someone who might be in danger in the water, call 112 or 999 and ask for the Coast Guard.'

Note to Editors

We understand the National Ambulance Service was also attending a separate incident in the immediate vicinity of Dún Laoghaire East Pier.