Andrew Carey
A HOAX caller forced all Limerick’s emergency services to respond to two hoax incidents in Limerick this Saturday morning.
Emergency services were scrambled to attend an alert that a woman was supposedly seen entering the water at Thomond Bridge during the early morning.
At around 7:30am this Saturday, Emergency Services in Limerick responded to reports of a woman entering the water at Thomond Bridge.
Limerick Fire and Rescue Service launched their Rescue Boat – FireSwift and alongside ground crews, searched the river.
As the caller had removed their SIM card and was unreachable for further information, the call was determined to be a false alarm.
Limerick Marine Search and Rescue, Gardai and HSE Paramedics were also in attendance.
Immediately after this incident, Limerick Fire and Rescue Service were alerted to a call of a car supposedly on fire in St Mary’s Park.
This was also determined to be a hoax call.
Gardai are investigating both incidents with a view to tracing the caller.
