A 25-year-old man is recovering in hospital after he was swept off his feet by a rogue wave in Co Clare yesterday.
The American tourist was standing on the shoreline at Doolin Point with his wife, who managed to escape injury, when the incident happened.
The Irish Coast Guard marine rescue sub centre was alerted at around 4.00 o'clock yesterday after the man was swept onto the rocks by a rogue wave and the Doolin unit was dispatched.
It was feared that man had been washed into the sea, but when volunteers from the nearby Coast Guard station arrived at the scene, they located the injured man on the rocks.
The American Tourist was assessed and stabilised by first responders before being stretchered over 500 metres to a carpark where an ambulance was waiting.
The 25 year-old is understood to have suffered multiple injuries including a gash to his leg and a possible dislocated shoulder.
An Irish Coast Guard spokesman has confirmed that his "injuries were attended to and he was assessed by the HSE Paramedics" before being "taken to hospital for treatment".
