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The Coast Guard and RNLI are expecting a busy May Bank Holiday weekend on the coasts and inland waters, with more people enjoying the warmer weather and the brighter evenings.
Both organisations are asking people to plan ahead for any water based or coastal activities by taking some simple steps. The call comes following an increase in the number and a broadening in the type of incidents requiring Coast Guard and RNLI intervention.
RNLI Lifesaving Manager Sean Dillion said: ‘Our volunteer lifeboat crews around the coast and on our inland waters are expecting a busy season as more people are out enjoying the water. Many of the callouts we deal with could have been avoided with some simple preparation and planning. We want people to be safe on the water and enjoy themselves. Whatever activity you are planning please take a few minutes to check the relevant safety advice and always dial 999 or 112 and ask for the Coast Guard if you see someone in trouble on the water.’
A young man who tragically drowned while swimming in the sea in Dublin on Friday has been named locally as Ali Seras Hejazi.
Mr Hejazi (26), a Saudi Arabian national living in Howth, got into difficulty while swimming in the sea off Whitewater Brook beach near the Baily lighthouse in Howth around 12.40pm on Friday.
The Howth Coast Guard Rescue Team and Howth RNLI lifeboat attended the scene and located Mr Hejazi before bringing him ashore.
Paramedics from Dublin Fire Brigade and the National Ambulance Service, along with the Coast Guard Unit and RNLI treated him on the scene before Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 116 winched him aboard and transferred him to a waiting ambulance to take him to Beaumont Hospital where he died a short time later.
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