drownings

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<p>A Kerryman and US national drowned in the Grand Canal last week.</p>

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Family of American who drowned in Grand Canal thanks public for support

Oregon native Alex Warnick died with his friend Donal Scanlon from Ballybunion last week

<p>The Irish man, aged 52, got into difficulty while swimming in the sea in Portugal.</p>

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Emergency services worked for more than half an hour to save Irish man who drowned in Portugal

<p>Clare Civil Defence volunteers searching the Fergus river in Co Clare for the missing man's body a fortnight ago. Picture: Press 22</p>

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Two bodies recovered from rivers in Clare

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Inquest told of new safety measures after teen's drowning

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Father and three children found in submerged car in pond ‘died accidentally’

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Ballybunion tragedy 'a terrible shock to everybody'

Bodies of three missing children and woman found in Minnesota lake

The bodies of three young children and a woman believed to be their mother have been recovered from a Minnesota lake. Authorities say the deaths are being investigated as a triple murder-suicide.

Sat, 02 Jul, 2022

Bodies of two of three missing children found in Minnesota lake

The bodies of two young children have been recovered from a Minnesota lake, with searchers still looking for a third they fear may have been intentionally drowned.

Sat, 02 Jul, 2022

Community in shock after father and two children die in tragic SUV plunge in Co Donegal

The father and two children killed when their car plunged off the road into Lough Foyle in Co Donegal on Thursday night have been named by Gardai. They were John Mullan, aged 49, and his children Thomas, aged 14 and Amelia, aged six, from Moville.

Fri, 21 Aug, 2020

'Hero' Bernard Geasley drowned trying to rescue another man from the River Lee

The man who drowned in the River Lee while going to the rescue of another has been described as a hero in the community.

Mon, 03 Aug, 2020

49 people have drowned so far in 2018; Caution urged over bank holiday

49 people have drowned so far this year.

Thu, 02 Aug, 2018

Laws prevent buoy on bridge

Lifebuoys cannot be placed on a bridge which is one of the country’s worst blackspots for suicides and drownings as it would be against the law, Limerick City and County Council has said.

Tue, 21 Feb, 2017

INFOGRAPHIC: Most sea rescues carried out in Kerry

More than 830 people were rescued from drowning by lifeguards at bathing sites around the Irish coast last year, with almost half of all such incidents taking place in Kerry.

Mon, 03 Aug, 2015