A man in his seventies was rescued by emergency services this afternoon after he attempted to retrieve his dog which fell off a cliff.
The incident occurred at Garretstown, Kinsale around 5pm this afternoon, when the man got trapped at the base of the cliffs.
"Gardaí , Coast Guard, Courtmacsherry life boat and local Cliff Rescue assisted in the rescue of a man (70s) after he became trapped by the tide at the bottom of the cliff face at Garretstown, Kinsale," gardai confirmed to Cork Beo.
"The alarm was raised shortly before 5pm when the man became trapped while attempting to rescue his dog who had fallen from the cliff. The man was brought to safety unharmed.
"His dog has not been located."
It is believed that the man fell from the cliff path and into the water while trying to rescue his dog who had already fallen into the water.
A woman raised the alarm with her mobile phone while keeping an eye of her companion.
Thankfully, the man wasn't injured when he fell into the water.
Emergency services examined him and apart from being cold and wet, he was ok.
