Lifeboat crew medically evacuate man from Mayo island

ACHILL Island RNLI went to the assistance of a man on Clare Island requiring medical evacuation yesterday (Monday) afternoon.

The request from the Irish Coast Guard was the first call-out for the year for the volunteer lifeboat crew and their all-weather lifeboat, the ‘Sam and Ada Moody’.

With moderate sea conditions to contend with, as well as patchy mist and fog, the lifeboat made its way to Clare Island shortly before 2 p.m.

The casualty had been assessed and treated by the island nurse, and was then transferred to the care of the lifeboat crew who brought him to Roonagh Pier, for onward transport to Galway University Hospital.

Speaking after the call-out, Maria Kilbane, Achill Island RNLI’s volunteer Deputy Launch Authority, said: “Achill Island RNLI has always had a very close relationship with the people on our local islands, including Clare Island. Our crew are always happy to assist and we wish the casualty well with his recovery.”