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Search for US climber continues Missing climber 'was hit by wave'
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Irish rescue workers are searching for an American rock climber who fell from rocks on the north side of Valentia Island off the Kerry coast. Irish rescue workers are searching for an American rock climber who was swept off rocks by a wave on the north side of Valentia Island, County Kerry.
The alarm was raised on Friday evening by a companion who saw the man fall more than 21m from the rock-face into the sea at about 1700 BST. Michael Reardon, from the US, is one of the leading free solo climbers in the world.
It is understood that the man is Michael Reardon, one of the leading free solo climbers in the world. Con Moriarty, whose house Mr Reardon was staying in, said he was standing on a ledge, west of Valentia Coast Guard Station when he was hit by a wave.
The term applies to climbers who do not use equipment to scale great heights. The accident happened on Friday evening at about 1700 BST.
Gerry O'Brien of Valentia Coastguard said it was very unusual for people to be rock-climbing in that particular area. Mr Moriarty said that after he slipped off the ledge, Mr Reardon was unable to get himself out of the sea.
Free solo climbers do not use equipment to scale great heights.
Mr Reardon had spent the last month in Ireland with a photographer, who was taking pictures of him climbing for an US magazine.
His wife, Marci, and his 13-year-old daughter are on their way to Ireland and are due to arrive on Sunday.