Galway hotel confirms death of woman who lived in Cork as investigations underway

Latest: The Connemara Lake Hotel has released a statement on their website confirming the death of a guest while staying at the hotel.

Galway hotel confirms death of woman who lived in Cork as investigations underway

Update 4.12pm: The Connemara Lake Hotel has released a statement on their website confirming the death of a guest while staying at the hotel.

The body of a 64-year-old, whose last known address to An Garda Síochána was in Co Cork, was found in a bedroom at the hotel at around 11.30am yesterday morning.

The statement, released today, October 31, reads: "The Connemara Lake Hotel confirms that a guest tragically passed away while staying in the Hotel over the weekend. The Hotel is closed until further notice while an investigation takes place by the Garda Síochána.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the deceased, their family and friends."

The hotel is now closed until further notice while a garda investigation is carried out.

Earlier: Investigations are underway after a woman was found dead at a hotel in Galway.

The body of the 64-year-old was found yesterday morning in Oughterard.

The Connemara Lake Hotel confirmed a guest passed away while staying there over the weekend.

The body of the 64-year-old woman was found in a bedroom at the hotel at around 11.30am yesterday.

It is reported a small number of other guests said they felt unwell.

The hotel is now closed until further notice while a garda investigation is carried out.

The Health and Safety Authority is also carrying out an investigation into how the woman died.

A post mortem will be carried out on her body today.

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