Both the Civil Defence and Kilkee Coast Guard had been tasked to assist by the Irish Coast Guard maritime rescue sub-centre at Valentia. The Doolin unit of the Irish Coast Guard had earned a reputation as one of the top Irish Coast Guard teams of its type. At that stage, Caitríona Lucas had been winched on board the Shannon-based Irish Coast Guard helicopter, and flown to a cliff top where she was attended to by paramedics. “If we had known everything we should have known about Dingle, Caitríona Lucas could still be alive,” sources close to volunteers have told this newspaper. After Ms Lucas’s death, the Irish Coast Guard did request a review from the British Maritime Coast Guard which has not yet been published.

Source: The Irish Times August 25, 2018 01:52 UTC