Hundreds salute man who ‘loved life of adventure’

A young man who died in a kayaking accident was remembered at his requiem Mass yesterday as a courageous and fearless leader who lived life to the full.

There was barely standing room at St Patrick’s Church in Bandon, Co Cork, for the funeral Mass of Colm Johnson, 24, from Clancoolmore who died in Norway last week.

The young man was kayaking on the Sjoa river with others when he got into difficulties, going over a six-metre drop.