Hoax call sparks sea rescue operation

Name: Hoax call sparks sea rescue operation
Uploaded: 2014-01-03T17:40:20.000Z
Duration: 45 s
Description: A phone call that turned out to be a hoax sparked a major rescue operation in stormy conditions off the County Down coast with lifeboats and helicopters searching for a man in the water.

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A phone call sparked a major rescue operation in stormy conditions off the County Down coast with lifeboats and helicopters searching for a man in the water.

The call was a hoax.

This footage, from the RNLI, shows the conditions experienced by the lifeboat crew.

Northern Ireland

3 January 2014