Man in critical condition following diving accident in Cork 

Man in critical condition following diving accident in Cork 
The R115 brought the man to Cork Airport, where he was brought by ambulance to Cork University Hospital. Picture: Cork Airport Police / Fire & Rescue Service on Facebook.

A man in his 30s is in critical condition after a diving accident at Nohoval Cove in Cork.

Kinsale RNLI, Oysterhaven and Summercove Coastguard and the Shannon R115 helicopter responded to the incident after a concerned member of the public called in the emergency around 2.30pm.

The man, who is 35, was thought to have dived into a rock from quite a height.

The R115 brought the man to Cork Airport, where he was brought by ambulance to Cork University Hospital.

More to follow. 

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