A man's being treated in hospital this evening after being rescued from the River Liffey in Dublin.
Two rescue swimmers from the Dublin Fire Brigade came to his aid in the river near O'Connell Bridge just after 3:30 pm this afternoon.
He was pulled to safety with the help of its rescue truck and jet boat.
He was saved from the water by two rescue swimmers from Dublin Fire Brigade.
He's been taken to the Mater Hospital for treatment and is understood to be in a stable condition.
Two units of Dublin Fire Brigade attended the scene, along with its rescue truck and a jet boat.
A person has been removed from the #Liffey near the Rosie Hackett bridge by Firefighters based in HQ. The person is being assessed and treated in one of our ambulances. pic.twitter.com/VrxiglDKKG
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) September 11, 2018
Crews are responding to a river rescue at O'Connell Bridge. Swift Water Rescue Technicians are enroute. pic.twitter.com/aqN4FF8ALp
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) September 11, 2018
