Diver, 25, dies off Wexford coast

A 25-year-old diver has died in an incident near the Saltee islands off the Wexford coast.

Tributes were paid by the Comhairle Fó-Thuinn (Irish Underwater Council) yesterday to those involved in rescue efforts to save their member, named locally as Vincent O’Brien, on Saturday morning.

He was a member of Wexford Sub Aqua Club and one of four people diving at the Saltees. The coxswain on the boat made an emergency call to the Coast Guard when he realised something was wrong.