Search for man continues off Kerry coast

Rescue services are continuing their search for a man who fell from a cliff in Co Kerry yesterday afternoon.

Rescue services are continuing their search for a man who fell from a cliff in Co Kerry yesterday afternoon.

The man, believed to be Polish, was walking along cliffs near Brandon Creek in west Kerry when he fell in.

A second person who was with the man at the time raised the alarm shortly after 2:30pm yesterday afternoon.

This morning the Dingle Coast Guard, the Shannon Rescue Helicopter, Fenit Lifeboat and a number of local people have all launched as part of the search.

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A spokesman for Valentia Coast Guard said the search is ongoing but nothing had been recovered as yet.

This afternoon RNLI Fenit Lifeboat Operations Manager Ger O'Donnell issued a warning to the public urging them to be careful when near the shoreline.

Mr O'Donnell said: "Sea conditions are very unpredictable at the moment.

"The combination of spring tides with a heavy sea swell makes the search conditions very difficult.

"I would urge people to be extremely vigilant near the shoreline and take care against rogue waves."