Coroner calls for improved safety signage after sea death

A CORONER yesterday called for improved safety signage at a spectacular spot in Valentia Island, Co Kerry, where several people have drowned.

An inquest in Caherciveen heard how a Polish man, Krysztof Kowalski, 27, was drowned at Culloo Head, which he had visited with three friends to take photographs on August 30.

Coroner Terence Casey said he recommended at a previous inquest that Kerry County Council erect signs to warn people of the danger. “This is a tragic accident in a place which is noted for serious accidents.