A person was rescued from a blowhole on Inis Mór off the coast of Galway this afternoon.
Shortly after 1.30pm, the Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Centre in Valentia received a call reporting a person in difficulty in the blowhole, known locally as the Wormhole on Inis Mór.
Valentia tasked the Sligo-based Coast Guard helicopter R118, North Aran Coast Guard Unit and the Aran Islands RNLI all weather lifeboat to the scene.
The Coast Guard unit managed to secure a rope to the casualty before the R118 helicopter winched the person from the blowhole.
The person was then taken to Galway University Hospital for treatment.
A blowhole is a hole in the ground that connects to a cave opening into the sea.
The Wormhole on Inis Mór is a popular tourist attraction.
In a statement, the Coast Guard said that the rescue was carried out "in very challenging conditions".
