A 43-year-old man suffering from hypothermia was rescued from Lough Derg at the weekend after getting into difficulty while swimming.The alarm was raised at around 9pm when it was reported that a man appeared to be in distress in the water near Twomilegate about two miles from Killaloe on the Scarriff Road.
Killaloe Coast Guard members rushed to the scene and two volunteers entered the water and rescued the unconscious man, who was wearing a wet suit.
