Charity fashion show for suicide prevention
The rescue chopper is a regular visitor to Limerick City’s skyline, and, Ms Purcell — who has lost friends to suicide — has called for support in helping her raise more awareness about people who are “jumping” to their deaths, a practice that continues to blight Limerick’s modern and picturesque quaysides.
Tonight she will host a fashion show fundraiser in aid of Limerick Marine Search & Rescue Service (LMSRS) and the Corbett Suicide Prevention Patrol. The latter of the two voluntary groups was set up in recent years to patrol suicide hotspots along the river after a spike in deaths, while LMSRS works on a voluntary basis recovering the bodies of suicide victims as well as performing rescues.
