Men 'blessed' to be rescued from freezing waters of 80ft deep quarry in Meath

The Rescue service responded to an emergency call saying that a number of men were in distress in the freezing waters of the quarry at Ardbraccan. Pictures: Meath River Rescue

A number of men were "blessed" to be rescued from a deep disused quarry on Tuesday evening after they got into difficulty in the stagnant waters.

Meath River Rescue managed to bring two men who were stranded on one side of the quarry to safety, while a third was able to swim back unassisted.