Lifejacket saved my life, says angler Colm Plunkett

An experienced fisherman swept off rocks in West Cork said yesterday if he had not been wearing a lifejacket he would be dead.

Colm Plunkett spoke for the first time about last weekend’s ordeal and how he wanted to warn those fishing on the shoreline to always be well prepared with safety equipment in case of an emergency.

The 53-year-old nurse from Birr, Co Offaly, was hit by a rogue wave while fishing near Dursey, off the Beara Peninsula last Sunday.