‘Frostbit Boy’ identified as man rescued after 12 hours in Kerry waters surrounded by dolphins

The 24-year-old went viral online in 2015 following a TV interview that garnered millions of views when he was walking to school in the snow and said "you wouldn't be long getting frostbit"
‘Frostbit Boy’ identified as man rescued after 12 hours in Kerry waters surrounded by dolphins

"Frostbit Boy", Ruairí McSorely, rose to internet fame in 2015 after giving a very Irish weather report.

Ruairí McSorely, famously known on the internet as ‘Frostbit Boy’, has been identified as the swimmer who was rescued off the coast of Kerry on Sunday night, after spending 12 hours in the sea.

The 24-year-old went viral online in 2015 following a TV interview that garnered millions of views when he was walking to school in the snow and said "you wouldn't be long getting frostbit."

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