Teenager is sixth person to drown in week

Safety organisations have warned the public to be extremely careful of water after the sixth drowning in a week.

Teenager is sixth person to drown in week
Sat, 13 Jul, 2013 - 01:00
Jimmy Woulfe, Eoin English, Evelyn Ring, and Sean O’Riordan

The latest victim died yesterday evening as he and friends were swimming at Ardnacrusha bridge in Co Clare.

He was named locally as Joe Killeen, aged 16, who came from the Meelick area.

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