STORM TRACKER: Follow 'Storm Amy' as it bears down on Ireland amid brutal forecast
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06 Sept 2025
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06 Sept 2025
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Just before 9.30pm on Thursday night the Clonmel Brigade was mobilised to reports of a person seen entering the River Suir at the Old Bridge area.
A search was conducted and the person was located approximately 1.6km downstream after getting caught up in trees and growth in the centre of the river.
A member of Tipperary Fire & Rescue Services team entered the water and made contact with the casualty.
After stabilising the casualty, both swimmer and the person were returned safely to the bank with the aid of an attached line and a good team effort.
The person was then handed over to the National Ambulance Service (NAS) and An Garda Síochána.
Tipperary Fire and Rescue added: "Night-time incidents like this can pose some great difficulties especially the lack of visibility.
"Combine that with high volume, fast flowing, cold water where the casualty is not stationary, and lengthy exposure to cold conditions leads to hypothermia, then you can begin to see why time is of the essence.
"Well done to all involved."
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