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The Irish Coast Guard boat based at Howth was alerted by a paddle boarder to persons trapped on a sand bank with a rising tide between Burrow Beach and Portmarnock beach in Dublin. Photograph: Irish Coast Guard
The Irish Coast Guard boat based at Howth was alerted by a paddle boarder to persons trapped on a sand bank with a rising tide between Burrow Beach and Portmarnock beach in Dublin. Photograph: Irish Coast Guard
Shauna Bowers
Ronan McGreevy
Fri Aug 12 2022 - 17:19

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