'Malicious hoax caller' reports river incident to Limerick emergency services - Limerick Leader

LIMERICK City Fire and Rescue Service this Monday afternoon dispatched a large number of personnel to the scene of a reported river incident – only to find out that it was a “false alarm, malicious intent”. 

At 3.15pm, the emergency services were alerted to a report of a woman seen entering the River Shannon via Thomond Bridge. 

Within three minutes of making the call, SwiftWater Rescue technicians from Limerick Fire Service launched their rescue boats, FireSwift, joined by three city appliances of Limerick Fire Service. 

Upon arrival a “thorough search” was performed by the emergency services. 

However, after trying to contact the caller back “several times, it was apparent it was a false alarm, malicious intent”, a source said. 

This is the second time a false alarm has been raised in relation to a river incident over the past two weeks, with several other hoax calls received since, a source added. 

In a post on social media following the last incident in late July, Limerick Fire and Rescue Services described such false alarms as a “waste of resources”.

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