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09/05/2014
Sea Rescue Boy Loses Fight For Life
A nine-year-old boy has died three days after he fell into the sea near Blackhead lighthouse in north Clare.
Aaron O'Flaherty, from Limerick city, fell into the sea last Sunday while out with his father at a popular angling spot.
According to reports the boys father jumped in to the water in an effort to rescue him but a strong wave separated the father and son.
An Irish Coast Guard helicopter was dispatched and the child was airlifted to Galway University Hospital.
He was transferred to Temple Street Hospital in Dublin on Monday, but he lost his fight for life on Thursday.
(MH)
Aaron O'Flaherty, from Limerick city, fell into the sea last Sunday while out with his father at a popular angling spot.
According to reports the boys father jumped in to the water in an effort to rescue him but a strong wave separated the father and son.
An Irish Coast Guard helicopter was dispatched and the child was airlifted to Galway University Hospital.
He was transferred to Temple Street Hospital in Dublin on Monday, but he lost his fight for life on Thursday.
(MH)
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