One person has died after getting into trouble in the
water at Ardmore in County Waterford this evening.
Two snorkelers were in the water before 6pm but one made
it ashore and the emergency services were called to help search for the second
person.
The crew of the Coast Guard Rescue 117 Helicopter based
at Waterford Regional Airport were quickly at the scene and airlifted the
casualty on board.
CPR was carried aboard the helicopter but efforts to
revive the casualty were unsuccessful.
The casualty was transferred to Waterford University
Hospital where they were pronounced dead.
