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Salmon farm workers rescue teenage kayakers near Letterfrack

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Salmon farm workers rescue teenage kayakers near Letterfrack

Galway Bay fm newsroom - Workers at a salmon farm in Connemara rescued three teenage kayakers in trouble near Letterfrack over the weekend.

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The Clifden RNLI was requested to an incident at Ballinakill Bay in the late afternoon on Saturday.

The teenagers had drifted from the shore due to strong winds.

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Lifeboat Operations Manager with the RNLI, John Brittain, has been speaking to Galway Talks about the rescue.

He says local salmon farm workers responded immediately and saved the teenagers from a potentially very dangerous situation.

Salmon farm workers rescue teenage kayakers near Letterfrack

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