Fears for teen lost in Lee

A 15-YEAR-OLD boy was feared drowned in the River Lee in Cork city after a fun evening turned to tragedy last night.

The search was continuing late last night for the youth, who got into difficulty along with a teenage girl as they tried to swim to a pontoon in the river between Daly’s Bridge and Fitzgerald’s Park at 8.30pm.

The girl got back to the river bank where she was helped ashore by a garda on duty near the scene when the alarm was raised. She was highly distressed and taken to hospital.