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Missing Paddle Boarders In Galway Found Clinging To Lobster Pot

Two women who went missing off the coast of Galway yesterday have been found alive.

The two women, aged 17 and 23, went paddle boarding off the Galwegian coast at Na Forbacha beach yesterday afternoon. The alarm was raised for their disappearance at 10pm last night. Today, a huge search operation took place to locate the women, with the RNLI and hundreds of volunteers in tow.

A spokesperson for the RNLI said they were found by a local fisherman who found them clinging to a lobster pot.

It was said that they survived 15 hours in the water.

The search effort was coordinated by various organisations, including the RNLI and the Irish Coast Guard Coordination centre. Furthermore, a group from the local GAA club, CLG Bearna, gathered volunteers for a search of Spiddal beach this morning.

The two women were found near Inis Oirr. A lobster pot is a trap device used to catch a multitude of lobsters, but in this case, they can do a whole lot more.

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