Search under way for person missing off coast of Galway

An air and sea rescue operation is taking place in Co Galway after a man was reported to be missing off Cruach na Cara in the Carna area of Conamara.

It is understood he was sailing on a yacht earlier with a female companion and they went ashore in a small dinghy.

The man has not been seen since he went to retrieve the dinghy later in the day.

The operation is being led by the Irish Coast Guard in conjunction with gardaí.

A garda spokesperson said: “Shortly after 6.15pm this evening, gardaí and the Irish Coast Guard responded to reports of a person, understood to be a man, entering the water from a boat off the coast of Carna, Co. Galway.

“An Irish Coast Guard led operation is currently under way.”