Reported Missing in Ireland
At 5pm IST on July 13, 2007, Reardon was reported missing after he was hit by a rogue wave and swept out to sea, shortly after climbing down the 600 ft (180m) Fogher Cliff (Lat 51.9236; Long −10.3556) just west of Valentia Coast Guard Station in County Kerry, Ireland. A coastal search was immediately undertaken by the nearby Coast Guard lifeboat, a rescue helicopter, cliff rescue teams and local people, who searched unsuccessfully . His body was never recovered.
Michael Reardon was reported missing around 5:15. A veteran in rock climbing, Reardon was in his mid-30s when he fell more than 30 feet into the sea at Dohilla, off the north side of the island. http://www.traditionalmountaineering.org/News_MichaelReardon.htm
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