Councillor Frank Quinlan viewed the incident unfolding and swam to assist the injured youth

Members of Tramore RNLI were tasked to the scene of an incident at a well-known County Waterford coastal area at the weekend following reports of a casualty on the rocks.

The local RNLI lifeboat crew in Tramore, Co Waterford, were paged recently following a report of a surfer in difficulty in Tramore Bay.