"Multiple agencies take part in massive search and rescue operation in the Shannon Estuary Emergency services called after person went overboard from ferry Teams recover person from the water but the condition of the passenger is not yet known Operation still live in the area Search and rescue teams have recovered a person who went overboard from a ferry in the Shannon Estuary this morning."
"The Coast Guard Rescue 117 helicopter from Waterford, the Ballybunion Sea and Cliff Rescue Team and several units of lifeboats and local yachts, took part in the search operation. A spokesperson for the RNLI Kilrush Lifeboat Station, Co Clare confirmed to the Irish Independent that a casualty has been recovered from the water and that an RNLI search is still operational at this moment. The condition of the passenger is not yet known."
Search and rescue teams recovered a person who went overboard from the Tarbert to Killimer ferry in the Shannon Estuary this morning. Multiple agencies participated, including the Coast Guard Rescue 117 helicopter from Waterford, the Ballybunion Sea and Cliff Rescue Team, lifeboat units and local yachts. RNLI Kilrush Lifeboat Station confirmed that a casualty was recovered and that RNLI search activity remained operational. The condition of the passenger has not yet been established. The ferry crossing normally takes about 20 minutes. Emergency services continued operations in the area as the search remained live.
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