People urged not to use inflatable dinghy-type devices at the beach
Cork County Council say there's has been a number of call outs to people who have gotten into difficulty while using the devices at the beach.
People are being urged not to use inflatable dinghy type devices while swimming in the sea.
Cork County Council say there's has been a number of call outs to people who have gotten into difficulty while using the devices at the beach.
It follows a similar warning by Irish Water Safety after rescue services were called to help three people who blew out to sea on a supermarket-type dinghy off the Cork coast last week.
Water Safety Development Officer with Cork County Council Caroline Casey told the Neil Prendeville Show that a number of emergency services have had get involved after people drifted out to sea in the dinghies this Summer:
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