Survivor fronts lifejacket initiative

A man who credited his survival to wearing a lifejacket is to front an RNLI campaign in Ireland and Britain, aimed at shore anglers.

Colm Plunkett was tossed into the sea while fishing from rocks at Dursey Sound on the Beara Peninsula, in West Cork last August.

“For the first 15 to 20 minutes I was swept by the currents out to sea. I spent 30 minutes or so fighting to get air into my lungs while spitting sea water out of my mouth as the waves broke over my head and the water ran down my face,” said Colm.