Carlingford
The coastguard was called out to carry out a search of Carlingford Lough yesterday evening.
It had been reported that three men were missing on a small 14ft vessel but the coastguard stood down after it was declared a hoax.
Hoax calls of this magnitude are extremely dangerous as they can potentially risk lives elsewhere.
Gardaí are investigating a hoax call to paramedics that took place in Dundalk on April 1st.
The HSE has confirmed that an emergency call was made claiming that a 14-year-old was in labour.
When paramedics arrived on the scene, however, it emerged that it was the family dog that was in labour after giving birth to pups.
An ambulance and a rapid response car responded to the call on April Fool’s Day with the HSE now referring it to gardaí for investigation.
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