Search for fisherman missing off Sligo coast

By Cillian Sherlock, PA

Rescuers are searching for a missing fisherman in waters off Co Sligo.

A member of the public alerted search teams about the missing man on Thursday evening.

Malin Head Coast Guard is co-ordinating the search off Mullaghmore.

It is believed the fisherman fell overboard from a vessel, with the search concentrating in the area off Mullaghmore and into Donegal Bay.

The Sligo-based Coast Guard helicopter R118, Killybegs Coast Guard Unit, and RNLI lifeboats from Bundoran, Aranmore, Ballyglass and Sligo, are involved in the search.

A number of local fishing vessels have also supported the search.