Caller’s fury at response to city drowning incident

The Department of Communications has responded to social media criticism over the time it took to pinpoint the location of a drowning man in Cork City.

Caller’s fury at response to city drowning incident

The man, believed to be aged 19 or 20 and from the northside of the city, entered the River Lee near Christy Ring Bridge just before 5am on Sunday morning. As of yesterday, his body had not been recovered, despite a number of searches.

Shortly after the incident on Sunday morning, an entry appeared on Facebook from a man who said he saw the tragedy unfold.

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