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Day Tripper Festival Waterford

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  July 6, 2016
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Our crews attended the Daytripper festival here in Waterford City over the weekend for our bucket collection. Christy Dignam and Billy Mcguinness of Aslan decided to pitch in and give a helping hand with our crews. 😀 We would like to thank the kindness of the people of Waterford who’s generosity and good wishes at the festival has been nothing short of amazing.

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Person rescued from the river suir

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  June 21, 2016
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Earlier this evening our volunteers were alerted to a person entering the river a short distance away from our base at the Neptune Marina. WMSAR rescue crew and boat launched immediately, contacting Irish Coastguard on the way. The assistance of Fire Brigade, Ambulance, WCRR and Gardai was also requested. On arrival on scene, the casualty was struggling to stay afloat, was initially combative and appeared to be in an altered state. The person was recovered to the boat and quickly passed over to the care of the Emergency Services.

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**100th intervention by WMSAR volunteers**

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  June 19, 2016
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**100th intervention by WMSAR volunteers** As volunteers prepared to stand down on their suicide prevention patrol last night, they observed a person climb over the railings on Rice Bridge. The land crews and the rescue boat proceeded to the person immediately. Contact was made with the individual who appeared very upset and confirmed that they felt suicidal. Gardai were notified and arrived on scene quickly, taking the person to safety shortly afterwards. Thank you to both members of the public who stopped their cars and rang 999.

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Women’s Vhi Mini Marathon 2016

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  June 6, 2016
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Our ladies are just making their way to the starting line for the Women’s Vhi Mini Marathon 2016. You can still support the girls by texting “WMSAR” to 50300 to donate €4. Best of luck Sharon, Louise,Breffini, Laura,Michelle,Emer and Nicole 😀

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WMSAR visit Fethard Lifeboat Station

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  June 1, 2016
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WMSAR crewmembers had the very great pleasure of visiting our fellow volunteers at Fethard Lifeboat Station yesterday. The team told us all about their inaugural WAVES Festival in association with RNLI which will be headlined by Irish country music sensation, Nathan Carter. This event is to be held on Sunday 28 August 2016 within the walled gardens at Loftus Hall, in the historic coastal area of Hook Head. The family themed day-long music event is being run in aid of the Fethard RNLI fundraising appeal, which is set to raise €65,000 needed for a new Inshore Lifeboat, due to be placed on service in Fethard at the end of 2017. Tickets are available from www.tickets.ie or from selected SuperValu or Centra stores nationwide. We look forward to assiting with safety cover at the event and wish Fethard all the very best in their campaign,

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Search in Fiddown, now concluded

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  May 30, 2016
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The search in Fiddown, County Kilkenny, concluded this morning with the discovery of a body by Carrick River Rescue. We would like to offer our sincere condolences to the man’s family and friends at this difficult time. On a personal note, our volunteer’s would like to thank the community in Fiddown for their kindness in providing both food and support throughout the search.

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Operations continue tomorrow

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  May 29, 2016
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WMSAR volunteers have completed their third days searching in Fiddown for a missing person. Also present over the weekend were our colleagues from Carrick River Rescue and Kilkenny Civil Defense, as well as numerous local men and women who assisted. Thank you to An Garda Síochána and Irish Coast Guard. Operations continue tomorrow.

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Where there is help, there is Hope

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  May 14, 2016
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**Please Share to spread the message “Where there is help, there is Hope!!” ** Volunteer crews are gearing up for this weekends Suicide Prevention Patrol. Our crews will be out until the early hours of Sunday morning patrolling the quays of the River Suir. Stay Safe if you are out and about 🙂 Remember, If you, or someone you know is going through a tough time, there is help – just take a look at the following numbers Samaritans: 116 123 Console: 1800 247 247 Aware: 1890 303 302 Pieta House: 01 601 0000 Teen-Line Ireland: 1800 833 634 (for ages 13 to 19) Childline: 1800 66 66 66 (for under 18s) #wherethereishelpthereishope

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