Man dies after getting into difficulty in Cavan river

Man aged in his 20s taken from Annalee river at Drumaraw, Ballyhaise, and pronounced dead

Gardaí and emergency services received reports of a person in the river at about 8.30pm on Tuesday. Photograph: Alan Betson
Gardaí and emergency services received reports of a person in the river at about 8.30pm on Tuesday. Photograph: Alan Betson

A man has died after getting into difficulty while swimming in a Co Cavan river.

Gardaí and emergency services received reports of a person in the Annalee river at Drumaraw, Ballyhaise, at 8.30pm on Tuesday.

The man, aged in his 20s, was taken from the water and pronounced dead at the scene.

Gardaí, in a statement, said his body has been removed to Cavan Mortuary where a postmortem will be arranged at Our Lady’s National Hospital Navan.

A file will also be prepared for the coroner, it added.

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Katie Mellett

Katie Mellett

Katie Mellett is an Irish Times journalist