Six people have been rescued from the water the after getting into difficulty near Rossnowlagh.
The people in question were paddleboarding when the incident occurred.
Some of the crew of Bundoran RNLI were carrying out a routine training exercise at approximately 12.30pm yesterday when the Irish Coast Guard requested them to go to the aid of six stand-up paddleboarders who were in difficulty.
The Irish Coast Guard helicopter, Rescue 118 from Sligo was also tasked.
The boat was diverted the lifeboat to the scene where the helicopter crew had located the casualties one nautical mile north-north west from Carrickfad Rocks.
The crew observed two adults and four children on inflatable paddleboards which had got caught in an easterly offshore wind which was drifting the group further out to sea.
One of the six had managed to raise the alarm using their mobile phone which they had stored in a waterproof pouch.
The lifeboat crew took all six onboard and brought them to Creevy Pier where they were checked over as precautionary measure but found to be safe and well and no further medical assistance was required.
