Speedboat passengers are rescued in Lough Erne lifeboat


WITH THE weather improving the RNLI have been busy on Lough Erne with a number of rescue operations in recent days. In one incident at the weekend the  RNLI was requested to launch to reports of a drifting cruiser in the area of Castle Archdale.  The crew did an extensive search of the area, spoke […]

Initiative to cut drowning deaths


Launching the 2019 national drowning prevention campaign Respect the Water, the charity is urging the public to take action and follow this potentially lifesaving advice if they find themselves in trouble in cold water.  The RNLI advises to fight your instinct to swim hard or thrash about – this can lead to breathing in water […]

Man who drowned fell off jetty after making it to shore


A CORORNER has supported calls for the mandatory wearing of life-jackets on waterways at an inquest of a man who drowned in Lough Erne in tragic circumstances. Joe McCrisscan was speaking at the inquest into the death of Michael James Beattie (55) who died after falling from his yacht which was moored at Lough Erne, […]

Drowning victim was set to get married


AN extensive search operation of Lough Erne has ended with the recovery of a man’s body who went missing after a tragic jet ski incident near Kesh. 31-year-old Kenny Andrews from Bangor, who was the managing director of a damp-proofing firm, went missing after he was involved in a jetski incident at Muckross Bay near […]

Fresh appeal after pair are rescued from stranded boat


TWO people have been rescued after their boat ran aground after losing power on Upper Lough Erne last week. Carrybridge RNLI launched both it’s inshore lifeboat and the its rescue water craft (RWC) last Friday afternoon, May 25th, after the Belfast Coastguard alerted the station to a 30ft cruiser in need of assistance on the […]