Gardaí to examine gear of diver in fatal rescue mission

GARDAÍ in Kilmore Quay in Wexford have taken possession of the diving gear which Billy O’Connor used when he embarked on a fatal search for the remains of missing skipper, Pat Colfer, 10 days ago.

The diving gear will be examined by an expert over the coming days, as would be normal practice in such a circumstance, a colleague on the Irish Underwater Council said yesterday.

Post mortem results have not yet been released and relatives and friends who gathered to pay a final tribute to Billy O’Connor at his removal last night still do not know what happened to cause the experienced diver to drown.