Mystery surrounds tragic drowning of nuns

Mystery surrounds the circumstances in which two Presentation nuns died at Inch Strand, in Co Kerry, on Thursday night.

Gardaí and emergency and rescue services are puzzled as to how Sr Paula Buckley, 70, and Sr Imelda Carew, 67, could have met their deaths in calm and shallow water.

According to reliable sources, the nuns were not suffering from known medical conditions, but speculation continued last night that their deaths could have been due to medical reasons or drowning.