Kitesurfer Injured in West Cork

18th July 2011

MacDara Conroy

A man was hospitalised with serious head injuries after a kitesurfing accident in west Cork on Saturday.

http://www.afloat.ie/watersport/kitesurfing/

The Irish Times reports that the man got into difficulty in high wins while kitesurfing in Courtmacsherry Bay.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0718/1224300883641.html

He was taken by Irish Coast Guard helicopter to Cork University Hospital, where he is reportedly in a stable condition.

http://www.afloat.ie/safety/coastguard/

Two kayakers and two windsurfers were also rescued in the Kinsale area on the same day in treacherous windy conditions.

http://www.afloat.ie/safety/rescue/

A man was hospitalised with serious head injuries after a kitesurfing accident in west Cork on Saturday.

The Irish Times reports that the man got into difficulty in high wins while kitesurfing in Courtmacsherry Bay.

He was taken by Irish Coast Guard helicopter to Cork University Hospital, where he is reportedly in a stable condition.

Two kayakers and two windsurfers were also rescued in the Kinsale area on the same day in treacherous windy conditions.

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