Kite surfer saves woman in dramatic West Cork sea rescue

In rough conditions, the kite surfer located the woman 100 metres from the rocks and carried her to shore with his kite. 

Kite Surfer, Dylan Green carried out the important rescue yesterday evening. Picture: RNLI

A kite surfer has used all his skill to save a woman who got into difficulty swimming at Broadstrand on the Seven Heads Peninsula in West Cork.

Dylan Green, an experienced kite operator, was surfing at Broadstand for the first time when swimmers alerted him that a woman was in danger yesterday evening.