Courtmacsherry RNLI rescue windsurfer stranded 1km of West Cork coast

The RNLI Lifeboat arriving back to Courtmacsherry Pontoon this evening. Picture: RNLI

An RNLI Lifeboat has rescued a windsurfer one kilometre off the Old Head of Kinsale in West Cork.

At around 4.10pm this afternoon, the Courtmacsherry All-Weather Trent Class RNLI Lifeboat was called out to assist a windsurfer who had got into difficulty one kilometre off-shore from Garrylucas strand.