Latest: Paddleboarders missing in Galway Bay found alive after 16 hours in sea

Latest: Paddleboarders missing in Galway Bay found alive after 16 hours in sea
One of the paddleboarders who were rescued off the Aran Islands being brought to Galway University Hospital. Picture: Ray Ryan.

Two young women have been found alive south of the Aran island of Inis Oirr over 16 hours after they went missing while paddleboarding in Galway Bay.

The two women, aged 17 and 23, were rescued by a fishing vessel early this afternoon about three miles south of Inis Oírr.

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