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Man in his 60s dies after being pulled from water off Donegal coast

From Irish Times · () English

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  • A man in his 60s died after passersby spotted him in the water at Ned’s Point near Buncrana, County Donegal.
  • Members of the public and emergency services attempted to resuscitate him, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • A full postmortem examination will take place at Letterkenny University Hospital.

A man in his 60s has died after passersby spotted him in the water at Ned’s Point near Buncrana, County Donegal.

Members of the public pulled him from the water at about 2:30 p.m. Emergency services, including the Gardaí, the National Ambulance Service, the fire service and the Lough Swilly RNLI, responded.

Attempts were made to resuscitate the man, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital, where a full postmortem examination is due to take place.

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