A SECOND emergency incident has occurred at the River Shannon in #Limerick this Saturday afternoon involving a young woman.
Shortly after 4pm, a woman in her early 20s was seen entering the water at Shannon Banks on the outskirts of the city.
Two members of the public, assisted by two kayakers on the water, came to the aid and rescue of the woman. The kayakers helped the woman in the water as the alarm was raised.
Three units from Limerick City Fire and Rescue Service and emergency responders attended the scene and recovered the woman from the water with their inflatable raft.
The young woman was treated at the scene by the Emergency Paramedics from the National Ambulance Service, before being brought to the University Hospital Limerick for further treatment and medical assistance.
The rescue comes after the body of woman in her late 30s or 40s was recovered from the River Shannon at Clancy Strand after her remains were seen in the water shortly before lunchtime this Saturday.
A member of the public saw the body and alerted the emergency services who immediately attended and recovered the woman’s body.
Emergency CPR treatment was given but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene and her remains have been also taken to the University Hospital Limerick for post mortem identification.
This afternoon’s rescue was the fourth alert to the river in 24 hours.
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