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Swimmer injured in incident in Tramore, Waterford

Swimmer injured in incident in Tramore, Waterford

A young male has been taken to University Hospital Waterford after a fall in Newtown Cove this afternoon.

Tramore RNLI was alerted shortly after 3pm and was on scene within 8 minutes.

The young male, who had a suspected back injury, was recovered by swimmers and was assessed by an A&E doctor who was at the scene.

Lifeboat and coastguard crews placed the casualty on a spinal stretcher and brought him up the steps to a waiting ambulance.

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The extent of his injuries are not yet known.

The Lifeboat was returning to base when it was alerted to a family stranded on the back strand. However, the family had made their way from a sand bank to the beach.

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