{"id":581709,"date":"2026-08-03T12:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T12:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/581709\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T12:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T12:10:11","slug":"man-hospitalised-following-dramatic-downings-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/581709\/","title":{"rendered":"Man hospitalised following dramatic Downings rescue\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Updated 1pm.<\/p>\n<p>A man has been taken to hospital following a dramatic rescue in Downings in the early hours of this morning.<\/p>\n<p>Garda\u00ed and emergency services responded to a report of a male having gotten into difficulty in the water at the local beach at around 3:45am.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was taken from the water and brought by ambulance to Letterkenny University Hospital as a precaution,\u201d a spokesperson for the Garda Press Office told Donegal Daily.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Department of Transport confirmed a search for a second missing swimmer was stood down after they were safely accounted for.<\/p>\n<p>Assistance was also provided by Mulroy Coast Guard, and the Sligo-based Rescue 118 Coast Guard helicopter that combed the shoreline until the group was confirmed safe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mulroy Coast Guard Unit&#8217;s boat and drone teams along with Rescue 118 helicopter from Sligo were tasked to the scene,&#8221; the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A male had been recovered from the water by the initial caller and there was a suggestion of a second person that may be in the water. As a result of this an extensive land, sea and air search commenced. 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