Two kayakers capsize in choppy waters of Lough Derg; rescue operation mounted

It is understood the men’s kayaks capsized in what have been described as "choppy waters". However, both managed to hold on to and stay with their craft.

One person is recovering in hospital after two kayakers were rescued after they got into difficulty on Lough Derg today.

A multi-agency search and rescue operation was mounted shortly after 9am after the Irish Coast Guard received reports that two men had got in trouble close to the Tipperary shore.