Man in his 70s stranded overnight after boat runs aground

AN elderly man with a medical condition spent the night stranded on his boat when it ran aground on Lough Derg in Co Tipperary.

The alarm was raised at about 9.30am yesterday when shouts for help were heard coming from a 22-foot cruise boat, which had grounded close to Terryglass at the northern end of the lake.

A rescue operation was launched and on arrival at the scene, the crew of Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat discovered a man in his 70s and a dog on board the disabled vessel.