Men ‘lucky to be alive’ after rescue

TWO men who went sea fishing in freezing conditions without basic survival gear were lucky to escape with their lives after their boat was swept out to sea.

The Baltimore inshore lifeboat, which rescued the men off West Cork yesterday morning, said the pair had put themselves at serious risk of death through hypothermia or drowning.

“These men are very lucky to be alive,” Baltimore Lifeboat operations manager Tom Bushe said.