Youth award for teenager who helped search for Tit Bonhomme

A young Skibbereen man who spent 20 days helping in the land and sea search for the Tit Bonhomme trawler off Union Hall has been named as one of the overall winners of the West Cork Garda Youth Awards.

Peter Losberg has been an active member of the civil defence since 2009, completing courses in CPR, first aid, and power boating and was an integral part of a civil defence team which rescued a woman who had been missing in Long Strand.

The 18-year-old, who is also a member of Baltimore Lifeboat, has also dedicated a large chunk of his time to fundraising for causes such as Trócaire, the Simon community, Special Olympics, and CoAction.