Boy fights for life after river incident

A 17-year-old boy was fighting for his life last night after he was caught underwater for over 25 minutes.

Boy fights for life after river incident

The teenager, from the Knocknagree area of the West Cork-Kerry border, was swimming with three friends at Lisheen bridge, Farrankeale, when he got into difficulty at 5.38pm.

After diving into the water, which is over 4m deep in places, the 17-year-old failed to resurface, and his friends raised the alarm.

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