A helicopter winchman has pulled a teenage girl from the Irish Sea in a swimming accident.
The girl, aged 14, is in critical condition and was taken from the water at Seapoint beach near Termonfeckin, Co Louth.
It is understood that she was swimming with friends when she got into difficulty.
Sources have said that a massive search operation was launched at 1:30pm and both Clogherhead and Skerries Lifeboats were involved in the operation.
The Dublin-based Rescue 116 Coastguard helicopter was also sent to the scene.
She was rushed to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, Co Louth.
A source said: "The helicopter and lifeboats were patrolling off the beach and the crew of Rescue 116 spotted the woman in the water.
"They took her from the tide and brought her to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda."
A garda spokeswoman said: "Gardaí are currently dealing with an incident at Seapoint, Termonfeckin, Louth where a group of youths were swimming today, Friday 28th June, 2019.
"One of the women has been airlifted by Coast Guard helicopter to Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda in a serious condition."
A spokeswoman for the Coastguard said: "Earlier this afternoon (approximately 1.30 pm local time) the Irish Coast Guard were alerted to an incident involving a missing swimmer off of Termonfeckin beach.
"Clogherhead Coastguard Unit/RNLI, Skerries RNLI and R116 were tasked to assist. The casualty was transferred by R116 to HSE Drogheda."end
Earlier the Irish Mirror reported that there was a giant tide of jelly fish in the area.
A large number of jellyfish have been pictured washed up on an Irish beach.
The bloom of jellyfish are seen nestled in the sand on Termonfeckin Beach in Co Louth.
