A major rescue operation has been launched in Cork city after a car carrying a woman and two children entered the River Lee.
It is hoped they will then be able to attach cable lines to the car to allow it to be pulled from the river. A search is underway for a third person, reported to a female, who is suspected to have been trapped in the car after it entered the river. A major rescue operation has been launched in Cork city after a car carrying a woman and two children entered the River Lee.
Two children are receiving treatment at Cork University Hospital after a vehicle in which they were travelling entered the River Lee.
Witnesses to the horrific incident told Cork Beo they saw a car go into the river. Witnesses say they saw two passengers free themselves as the car sank in the ...
"An Garda Síochána remain at the scene and are awaiting support from specialist services to conduct further examinations of the vehicle." A Garda spokesperson confirmed to Cork Beo: "Gardaí are investigating all the circumstances of an incident where a vehicle entered the River Lee at Kennedy Quay, Cork City, at approximately 8:45pm on Friday, 3rd June, 2022. Cork city gardai, ambulances and fire services are currently at the scene of a major incident along the quays on Friday evening.
The car plunged into the Kennedy quay in Cork this evening and reportedly had two children inside as it sank into the water with horrified witness saying ...
They have since been taken to hospital. The incident is believed to have happened before 9pm this evening. Two of the three passengers are believed to have been children and the third, the driver, is thought to be still trapped underwater.
A CAR with three passengers has reportedly plunged into a river in Ireland as witnesses watched in horror as it sank.
Emergency services were called to the scene at Kennedy quay in Cork earlier this evening. According to The Irish Examiner, Mallow Search and Rescue are at the scene to assist while a crane has also been deployed at the quayside. This is the third such incident that has occurred at the quay in Cork in recent years. A Garda spokesman told The Irish Examiner that the Garda were still at the scene awaiting specialist assistance. A video taken at the scene showed a helicopter hovering at emergency vehicles rushed to the quay. However, it is feared that the other passenger was trapped in the car which was sinking deeper into the water.
Gardai, the coast guard helicopter, fire brigades and ambulances remain at Kennedy Quay after the incident at 8:45pm this evening. Gardai confirmed two children ...
"An Garda Síochána remain at the scene and are awaiting support from specialist services to conduct further examinations of the vehicle. "Two children were recovered from the water and are currently receiving treatment at Cork University Hospital for non-life threatening injuries. Gardai confirmed two children escaped the vehicle and are being treated for non-life threatening injuries in Cork University Hospital.
The circumstances of the incident are not yet known, but the vehicle entered the river at Kennedy Quay in Cork City at approximately 8:45pm. It is understood ...
“Two children were recovered from the water and are currently receiving treatment at Cork University Hospital for non-life threatening injuries. The area was quickly cordoned off to facilitate the search and rescue operation. “Two children were recovered from the water and are currently receiving treatment at Cork University Hospital for non-life threatening injuries,” gardaí confirmed shortly afterwards.
It is believed there were three people in the car when the incident happened at 8.45pm.
Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to you Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to you Naval divers were dispatched from the Naval Base in Haulbowline, Cork Harbour to assist gardaí in the recovery of the car and search for the missing woman.
A major rescue operation was launched in Cork after a car believed to be carrying three people entered the River Lee.
It is hoped they will then be able to attach cable lines to the car to allow it to be pulled from the river. A search is underway for a third person, reported to a female, who is suspected to have been trapped in the car after it entered the river. A major rescue operation has been launched in Cork city after a car carrying a woman and two children entered the River Lee.
A woman has died and two children are receiving treatment in hospital after a car in which they were travelling entered the River Lee at Kennedy Quay in ...
The children were taken from the water and suffered non-life-threatening injuries and are receiving treatment at Cork University Hospital. A woman has died and two children are receiving treatment in hospital after a car in which they were travelling entered the River Lee in Cork City. The incident happened at Kennedy Quay at around 8.45pm last night.
Onlookers alerted the emergency services and Crosshaven Coastguard and Mallow Search and Rescue were dispatched along with a dive team from the Irish Naval ...
"The woman’s body was removed to Cork University Hospital where a post-mortem will take place. "Two children were recovered from the water and were taken to Cork University Hospital to receive treatment for non-life threatening injuries. The woman's body was then recovered and taken to Cork University Hospital where a post mortem will be carried out.
Gardaí confirm body of woman in her 40s has been found after search involving Irish naval service dive team.
“Two children were recovered from the water and were taken to Cork University hospital to receive treatment for non-life-threatening injuries,” they said. “Following the arrival of a dive team with the Irish naval service, the body of a woman was later removed from the water. Gardaí confirmed the body of a woman in her 40s was found after a search involving a dive team from the Irish naval service.
The Rescue 117 helicopter joined the search and the woman was found dead a short time later.
Gardai have launched a full investigation into the incident and are appealing for anyone who may have been in the area to come forward. Two kids managed to escape and were rescued but a search continued for a woman who was believed to be trapped inside the vehicle. A woman has died and two kids are being treated in hospital after a car entered the River Lee in Cork city on Friday night.
She had two young sons with her at the time, but they managed to scramble out of the car and were pulled to safety by emergency crews with ...
“We pinpointed the exact location of the vehicle on the riverbed and the naval dive unit recovered a person from the vehicle and they also recovered the vehicle. Rescuers were quickly on the scene and after volunteers with Cork Missing Persons Search and Recovery (CMPSAR) arrived, the location on the riverbed of the vehicle was located. Gardaí are continuing to investigate the circumstances leading up to the death of a woman who died when her car entered the River Lee.