18/11/2019

Man Drowns When Car Slips From Donegal Pier

An investigation has been launched following the death of a man in Donegal, who is understood to have drowned when a car slipped off a pier and entered the sea.

According to reports, a man, aged in his 20s, has died after the vehicle entered the sea at about 5.10am this morning at Árainn Mhór (Arranmore) off the coast of Donegal.

A second man managed to get free of the car and make it to shore.

The man's body has been removed to Letterkenny University Hospital where a post mortem examination will take place.

A garda investigation into the cause of the incident is under way.


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