Sligo man dies on building site in NY

A newlywed Sligo man based in Boston has died in a construction site accident in New York.

Sligo man dies on building site in NY
Tue, 16 Apr, 2013 - 01:00
Paddy Clancy and Catherine Shanahan

Gary Feeney, 24, who intended to return home to Ireland for a church wedding with his bride Kelly Melvin, died on Saturday when he was pinned under a 12m-long pipe weighing over 750kg in upstate New York.

He was pronounced dead in Saratoga Hospital shortly after the accident in the town of Ballston Spa.

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