RNLI in water safety appeal

The RNLI will launch a renewed drowning prevention campaign today after the third inland water drowning tragedy in a week.

RNLI in water safety appeal

Relatives of drowning victims, who have agreed to act as ambassadors for the campaign, will issue emotional safety appeals, and lifeboat crews will stage a live rescue demonstration on the river Lee near Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork City this morning in an effort to reinforce their water safety message.

The event, which has been planned for some time, comes a day after a man drowned while swimming in the Shannon, near Lough Derg, and less than a week after two teenagers drowned in a disused quarry in Co Clare.

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