River rescue man critical

A MAN in his 50s is still in a critical condition at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital after being rescued from the Shannon on Wednesday.

The casualty, who is from west Limerick, was resuscitated by paramedics after he was taken from the river near Shannon Bridge.

Firefighter Kevin Buckley, along with 11 colleagues, attended in three fire tenders when the alarm was raised at 2.45pm that a man was seen in the river near the bridge.