Irish Coast Guard called to recover 'dinosaur bones' from Louth river

“It's not every day someone calls into the National Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre to report a Dinosaur in the water”

Irish Coast Guard called to recover  'dinosaur bones' from Louth river

Irish coast guards in Louth were summoned to Mell, Drogheda after a 999 caller reported a discovery in the river Boyne.

According to Drogheda Coast Guard on their Facebook page, a land team was dispatched to investigate the sighting - which looked like dinosaur skeleton remains.

Photo via facebook.com/IrishCoastGuard
Photo via facebook.com/IrishCoastGuard

“It's not every day someone calls into the National Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre to report a Dinosaur in the water,” they wrote.

However, on further inspection, it was confirmed that it was a very impressive imitation, “a tyrannosaurus wreck if you will”.

Photo via facebook.com/IrishCoastGuard
Photo via facebook.com/IrishCoastGuard

MRCC was informed along with Louth county council and the unit stood down.

In a warning to the public after the incident, they said: “Remember if you see someone (or something) in trouble on or near the water dial 112/999 and ask for the Coast Guard”

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