Crew of broken down boat rescued from River Foyle

The crew of a broken down boat has been rescued from the River Foyle by Foyle Search and Rescue (FSR) volunteers.

FSR received a call at 4.00pm yesterday from the Coastguard, requesting assistance.

The FSR rescue boat was launched and after locating the broken down vessel took it in tow to the safety of the pontoon at its Prehen base.

It was the third incident which FSR volunteers responded two in a 24-hour period.

Less than two hours earlier, FSR's Pager Team responded to reports of a male having entered the water.

Land crew and two boats commenced a full detailed search of the area and with nothing observed were stood down by the PSNI.

At 02:42hrs yesterday, FSR’s emergency response team were activated by the PSNI to reports of a male on the wrong side of the railings.

In response, two boats two boats were launched in addition to a land crew.

The male was located and removed to safety.