The Rescue 117 Helicopter from Waterford and a number of other emergency services were called to reports of a light aircraft crash in the Fethard area yesterday afternoon.
Gardaí were alerted at around 3.45pm when black smoke was spotted billowing into the air.
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Rescue 117 was tasked to the scene where it carried out a search operation.
Gardaí along with two units from Clonmel Fire & Rescue were also dispatched to the scene while the Garda Air Support unit was understood to be on standby.
Thankfully it turned out to be a false alarm with all of the emergency services stood down later in the afternoon.
