Clonmel Fire Brigade attended reports of a person seen entering the River Suir at the Old Bridge area of the town last night.
A search was conducted and the person was located approximately 1.6km downstream after getting caught up in trees and growth in the centre of the river.
A member of Tipperary Fire & Rescue Services SRT team entered the water and made contact with the casualty.
After stabilising the casualty, both swimmer and the person were returned safely to the bank with the aid of an attached line and a good team effort.
The person was then handed over to the National Ambulance Service (NAS) and An Garda Síochána.
The service says night-time incidents like this can pose some great difficulties especially the lack of visibilty.
Combine that with high volume, fast flowing, cold water where the casualty is not stationary, and lengthy exposure to cold conditions leads to hypothermia, then you can begin to see why time is of the essence.
