Mysterious seadeath of ‘kindsoul’ who chose to be homeless

Butcher’s body was found floating off Co Down coast, says David Young

Mysterious seadeath of ‘kindsoul’ who chose to be homeless

MYSTERY surrounds the death of a former butcher who opted for a life sleeping rough and gave away his possessions to those less fortunate, a coroner’s court has heard.

While the body of Dubliner Fergal Kavanagh was found floating face down in the sea outside Ardglass harbour off the Co Down coast, his inquest was told the 54-year -old may actually have fallen into the water in his native city and drifted 80 miles northward.

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