An RTE TV reporter became a viral hit on Saturday, delivering a sodden report from a street in Salthill, Galway, while battered by wind and rain from Storm Desmond.
Approaching the segment as though she were behind enemy lines, under sniper fire and facing imminent capture, Teresa Mannion pleaded with locals not to make “unnecessary journeys” or “take risks on treacherous roads.”
“And don’t swim in the sea,” she shouted at the shaking camera. “Incredibly people have been spotted in the water here in Blackrock in Salthill today and yesterday.”
This is a video purporting to show two boys swimming in the sea at Salthill during the storm:
According to RTE, Mannion made it back to the station uninjured.
Storm Desmond
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Open Image ModalFlooded roads in Appleby in Cumbria, as Storm Desmond hits the UK. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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Open Image ModalA flooded allotment in Hawick, Scotland, as Storm Desmond hits the UK. (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
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Open Image ModalMen in rescue gear near the River Teviot in Hawick, Scotland, as Storm Desmond hits the UK. (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
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Open Image ModalMen from the borders water rescue team in Hawick, Scotland, as Storm Desmond hits the UK. (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
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Open Image ModalFlooded roads in Appleby in Cumbria, as Storm Desmond hits the UK. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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Open Image ModalFlooded roads in Appleby in Cumbria, as Storm Desmond hits the UK. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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Open Image ModalThe James Thomson bridge in Hawick, Scotland, as Storm Desmond hits the UK. (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
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Open Image ModalFlooded roads in Appleby in Cumbria, as Storm Desmond hits the UK. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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Open Image ModalFlooded roads in Appleby in Cumbria, as Storm Desmond hits the UK. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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Open Image ModalFlooded roads in Appleby in Cumbria, as Storm Desmond hits the UK. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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Open Image ModalFlooded roads in Appleby in Cumbria, as Storm Desmond hits the UK. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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Open Image ModalA flooded allotment in Hawick, Scotland, as Storm Desmond hits the UK. (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
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Open Image ModalMen from the borders water rescue team in Hawick, Scotland, as Storm Desmond hits the UK. (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
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Open Image ModalFlooded fields near Appleby in Cumbria, as Storm Desmond hits the UK. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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Open Image ModalFlooded roads in Appleby in Cumbria, as Storm Desmond hits the UK. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)