29/08/2013

Teenager Recused After Hitting Rocks While Cliff Diving

A 19-year-old woman is being treated at Castlebar Hospital after hitting rocks while cliff diving in Co Mayo.

It is understood that the teenager and another 20-year-old woman, thought to be her sister, were diving at Old Head near Louisburgh when she hit rocks during a dive.

The older woman pulled the injured teenager from the sea into a cave and raised the alarm.

She was moved by Coast Guard helicopter to Castlebar where she is thought to be receiving treatment for serious spinal injuries.

(MH/JP)

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