Young boy, 8, swept out to sea among three people rescued by emergency services in Clare 

As Rescue 115 was returning to base in Shannon they were requested to divert to Lough Derg to an incident involving a swimmer

The crew of Rescue 115 recovered an eight-year-old boy who was swept out to sea at Doughmore Beach and took him to safety. Picture: Press 22

An eight-year-old boy was dramatically rescued after he was swept out to sea at the notorious Doughmore Beach in west Clare yesterday in what was a busy day for emergency services.

A major search and rescue operation was mounted after two people were reported to be in difficulty in the sea; an adult male managed to make it back to shore but the child was taken further out to sea.