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01/07/2014
Two Boys Drown In Separate Incidents
Two boys have died in separate drowning incidents in Dublin and Cavan.
A five-year-old boy is understood to have drowned in a pond in the Belgree Lawns area in Tyrrelstown. The child's body was recovered from the water at about 10:30 on Monday morning, after being reported missing an hour earlier.
The child's death is not being treated as suspicious but garda are investigating the circumstances.
In Cavan, a 16-year-old boy drowned in a lake at Killykeen Forest Park at about 15:00.
It is understood that the teenager got into difficulty while swimming.
A post-mortem is due to be carried out later today.
(MH/JP)
A five-year-old boy is understood to have drowned in a pond in the Belgree Lawns area in Tyrrelstown. The child's body was recovered from the water at about 10:30 on Monday morning, after being reported missing an hour earlier.
The child's death is not being treated as suspicious but garda are investigating the circumstances.
In Cavan, a 16-year-old boy drowned in a lake at Killykeen Forest Park at about 15:00.
It is understood that the teenager got into difficulty while swimming.
A post-mortem is due to be carried out later today.
(MH/JP)
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