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| Inishowen rescue: Fisherman found clinging to lobster pot | Inishowen rescue: Fisherman found clinging to lobster pot |
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| A fisherman has been rescued from the sea off the coast of County Donegal after his cries for help were heard by a farmer on land. | A fisherman has been rescued from the sea off the coast of County Donegal after his cries for help were heard by a farmer on land. |
| The fisherman was found clinging to a lobster pot after getting into difficulties in Tullagh Bay, near Clonmany on the Inishowen Peninsula. | The fisherman was found clinging to a lobster pot after getting into difficulties in Tullagh Bay, near Clonmany on the Inishowen Peninsula. |
| A farmer near the shoreline heard the man's cries and raised the alarm. | A farmer near the shoreline heard the man's cries and raised the alarm. |
| A spokesperson for Lough Swilly Lifeboat said the man was "exceptionally lucky" to be alive. | A spokesperson for Lough Swilly Lifeboat said the man was "exceptionally lucky" to be alive. |
| 'Pure luck' | 'Pure luck' |
| The fisherman is in a stable condition at Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry. | |
| John Grant, 23, from Clonmany, was out tending his sheep at Tullagh Bay with his mother when he heard a cry for help in the distance. | John Grant, 23, from Clonmany, was out tending his sheep at Tullagh Bay with his mother when he heard a cry for help in the distance. |
| "We were working at the back of the house so weren't too sure what we heard," said Mr Grant. | "We were working at the back of the house so weren't too sure what we heard," said Mr Grant. |
| "I pulled up on the beach on my quad. I really thought I could hear someone shouting for help. so I thought I would double check. | "I pulled up on the beach on my quad. I really thought I could hear someone shouting for help. so I thought I would double check. |
| "In the distance I could see someone waving their hand. | "In the distance I could see someone waving their hand. |
| "It was pure luck. On another day I maybe wouldn't have heard a thing. | "It was pure luck. On another day I maybe wouldn't have heard a thing. |
| "We are happy that the man is OK. We were at the right place at the right time. We could've been 10 feet to the left or right and not heard a thing." | "We are happy that the man is OK. We were at the right place at the right time. We could've been 10 feet to the left or right and not heard a thing." |
| 'Unbelievable' | 'Unbelievable' |
| Joe Joyce of Lough Swilly lifeboat station said: "Thanks to those people on the shore, that man will probably be walking around today." | Joe Joyce of Lough Swilly lifeboat station said: "Thanks to those people on the shore, that man will probably be walking around today." |
| Two lifeboats, a rescue helicopter and a coastguard rescue boat were scrambled to the area after the man was discovered at about 13:50 BST on Sunday. | Two lifeboats, a rescue helicopter and a coastguard rescue boat were scrambled to the area after the man was discovered at about 13:50 BST on Sunday. |
| A local fishing vessel rescued him from the water. | A local fishing vessel rescued him from the water. |
| Mr Joyce said the man was about half a mile from the shore and it was "unbelievable" that his voice carried to land. | Mr Joyce said the man was about half a mile from the shore and it was "unbelievable" that his voice carried to land. |
| "He's very, very lucky because there were other people walking on the beach and they didn't hear a thing." | "He's very, very lucky because there were other people walking on the beach and they didn't hear a thing." |
| Mr Joyce said there was no sign of the man's boat. | Mr Joyce said there was no sign of the man's boat. |
| "We've done a preliminary search in the area, but we haven't discovered anything so we believe it has sunk." | "We've done a preliminary search in the area, but we haven't discovered anything so we believe it has sunk." |
| He added: "He was also very lucky he was wearing a life jacket." | He added: "He was also very lucky he was wearing a life jacket." |