Water Safety Warning Issued After Third Drowning Death In 24 Hours
The body of a teenage boy has been recovered from a reservoir in Co Clare. The youth was swimming with a group near the Ardnacrusha ESB Power Station, when he got into difficulty shortly before 5pm this evening. The Shannon rescue helicopter was dispatched to the scene. It is the third drowning death on Irish waterways in the past 24 hours - and the sixth so far this week. Yesterday a 10-year-old boy drowned off the coast in Youghal in Cork and a 19-year-old man also lost his life after getting into difficulty in the Drinaun lake in Roscommon. A 19-year-old man, lost his life after getting into difficulty in the Drinaun lake in Roscommon last night and a 10-year-old boy drowned off the coast in Youghal in County Cork yesterday evening. Audio: Fresh warnings are now being issued about safety as John Leech, Chief Executive of Irish Water Safety explains.
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