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Two paddle boarders found alive and well near Inis Oírr

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Two paddle boarders found alive and well near Inis Oírr

Galway Bay fm newsroom - Two paddle-boarders who went missing after entering the water at Furbo beach last night have been found alive and well in the last hour.

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Emergency services, water safety groups and volunteers have been involved in the search for the 23-year-old woman and the 17-year-old girl since the alarm was raised at 10 last night.

The girls were found clinging to a lobster pot 2 miles south west of Inis Oírr by local fisherman Patrick Oliver as part of the major search operation.

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They've been taken on board the vessel and are currently being transferred to Inis Oírr where the Air Ambulance will transfer them to UHG.

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