Baltimore lifeboat risks high seas to evacuate 4-year-old from Cape Clear

A lifeboat crew braved high seas and strong squalls yesterday to evacuate a young boy in need of urgent medical attention from an island off the Cork coast.

The four-year-old is expected to make a full recovery after he was brought to the mainland in just under an hour by the crew of the Baltimore lifeboat.

A spokesperson for the RNLI said the swift operation was a remarkable achievement given the weather conditions.