Missing person rescued off North Coast

The rescue included the Coastguard helicopter.

Reporter:

Staff reporter

Sunday 17 November 2024 12:06

A missing person has been rescued after a multi-agency search operation in the Portrush area in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The PSNI, HM Coastguard and the RNLI lifeboat were all involved in the rescue off the North Coast.

Police said that they responded to a report of a missing person in the Portrush area just before 7pm on Saturday night.

"An extensive search was carried out with the assistance of colleagues from HM Coastguard, RNLI and Community Rescue Service," a spokesperson said.

“Thankfully, the missing person was found safe and well in the early hours of Sunday, 17th November.”

A spokesperson for the Coastguard added: "HM Coastguard assisted Police Service of Northern Ireland with an incident in Portrush last night, 16 November.

"Alerted at around 7.30pm, Coleraine and Ballycastle Coastguard Rescue Teams, lifeboats from Portrush RNLI and the Coastguard Search and Rescue helicopter from Prestwick were sent.”