A 43-year-old man suffering from hypothermia was rescued from Lough Derg in Co Clare last night after getting into difficulty while swimming.
The alarm was raised at around 9pm when it was reported that a man appeared to be in distress in the water near Twomilegate about two miles from Killaloe on the Scarriff Road.
Killaloe Coast Guard members rushed to the scene and two volunteers entered the water and rescued the unconscious man, who was wearing a wet suit.
He was taken to the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Limerick and had regained consciousness before the ambulance departed.
The search and rescue operation involved Killaloe Coast Guard Unit, gardaí and the ambulance service.
