Person winched to safety from 'Wormhole' on Inis Mór

A person was rescued from a blowhole on Inis Mór off the coast of Galway this afternoon.

Shortly after 1.30pm, the Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Centre in Valentia received a call reporting a person in difficulty in the blowhole, known locally as the Wormhole on Inis Mór.

Valentia tasked the Sligo-based Coast Guard helicopter R118, North Aran Coast Guard Unit and the Aran Islands RNLI all weather lifeboat to the scene.