"The alarm was raised yesterday evening for the man who was climbing at Eastern Hall in Baltimore Harbour. It is understood the man, aged 27, is from Italy and that the alarm was raised by his girlfriend at around 8.20pm. Two Coast Guard Helicopers, Rescue 115 from Shannon and Rescue 117 from Waterford were involved in the search, which resumed at first light today."
"Both RNLI lifeboats from Baltimore also joined the search, along with the Civil Defence and garda. It is understood some of the man's climbing gear was found at the top of the cliffs. More to follow..."
An alarm was raised yesterday evening for a man climbing at Eastern Hall in Baltimore Harbour. The man is 27 years old and from Italy. The alarm was raised by his girlfriend at about 8.20pm. Two Coast Guard helicopters, Rescue 115 from Shannon and Rescue 117 from Waterford, were involved in the search, which resumed at first light. Both RNLI lifeboats from Baltimore joined the search, alongside Civil Defence and garda. Some of the man's climbing gear was found at the top of the cliffs. Further updates are expected.
Read at Irish Independent
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