Dublin Fire Brigade Saved A Man From The Liffey Last Night As Crowds Looked On

Crowds gathered on O'Connell Street Bridge last night as the Dublin Fire Brigade rescued a man who was having difficulty in the River Liffey.

The emergency services rescue boat was deployed to save the struggling man, with six fire engines arriving on the scene with crews from Dublin Fire Brigade headquarters and Donnybrook.

#Liffey O'Connell bridge #dublin crews from HQ, D'brook & our rescue boat currently assisting at a river incident pic.twitter.com/FVm08n1xoy

— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) October 24, 2015

Life buoy deployed, one person treated by ambulance. Crews from K'barrack & P'boro finishing up on scene. pic.twitter.com/touIZuxJWK

— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) October 24, 2015

The incident took place around 10.30pm last night and was resolved within minutes. It is not yet clear how the man had gotten into difficulty.