On Friday night at 2235 Howth CG were tasked by MRCC Dublin following a report of somebody in the water shouting for help, at the wooden bridge in Clontarf. A member of the team went to the bridge and found a group of youths there. Two of them were very wet and had been in the water. Two passers by explained that the youths had tried to get across the estuary from the sea scout den and had got into difficulty. They had thrown a life buoy to them and pulled them out. It was obvious that alcohol was a factor in their decision to try and cross the estuary. A Garda patrol car arrived and the youths quickly dispersed.
The team was stood down at 2255.
Incident 19/08
