Search for missing man after boat capsizes in Kenmare Bay

A man in his 50s was missing in Kenmare Bay after a boat capsized yesterday afternoon. A second man was rescued after he managed to swim to an island.

A large search and rescue operation, co-ordinated by Valentia Coastguard, got under way in the Templenoe area of Kenmare Bay at around 1.30pm.

One of the men had managed to swim to an island and the fire service, who were first on the scene, launched a boat and rescued him.