A pod of dolphins saved the life of a swimmer who was lost for about 12 hours off the coast of Ireland. Rescuers were attracted to the clever sea creatures, who ultimately found the worn-out guy and saved him!
A few days ago, while looking for a missing swimmer, a rescue team from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) received some unanticipated assistance from a pod of dolphins. Despite going lost for 12 hours, the guy managed to live, and the volunteers eventually located him when he was being encircled by a small group of bottlenose dolphins, according to the BBC.
About two and a half miles off Castlegregory beach, the volunteer lifeboat crew from Fenit RNLI noticed a pod of dolphins and a head above the water about 20:30. The victim was transported to Fenit Harbour and placed onto the lifeboat while still alive in order to be evacuated to the hospital.
The man, who did not revealed his name, said to the rescue crew his intention was to swim to a small rocky island, five miles off the beach where his clothes have been initially spotted. When a few beachgoers noticed the man’s abandoned clothes for hours, they alerted the authorities and the search begun.
Despite being stranded at sea for so long, the man was only “hypothermic and exhausted,” but he’ll soon recover. This dolphin species has been spotted off the Irish coast only since 2019, according to the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group, BBC reports.
However, the rescuers claimed that this man was extremely fortunate to have been discovered alive. Additionally, they spread the word about marine adventurers so that others are aware of it.
Many dolphins were around when we found him, the RNLI’s Finbarr O’Connell informed the local media.
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