Fresh warnings are being issued today in relation to the dangers of swimming at Strandhill beach
Members of the Sligo Bay RNLI volunteer crew responded yesterday to reports of a number swimmers at the location yesterday.
The Coast Guard deployed a lifeboat to launch at 2.28pm to reports of four swimmers in difficulty off the beach in Strandhill.
On arrival at the scene the Coast Guard advised the lifeboat crew that three swimmers had been rescued by local surfers but that a fourth person was missing.
The volunteer crew continued search the area until they were stood down by the Coast Guard, as the fourth swimmers had been successfully rescued and brought to shore.
An ambulance was also on the scene to assess all four swimmers.
The public are once again being reminded that Strandhill beach has a very strong undercurrent and swimming is prohibited
