Kayaker capsized while paddling in fast-flowing rapids, inquest hears

A kayaker who capsized and drowned had been paddling in fast-flowing rapids following heavy rain, an inquest has heard.

Shane Murphy, aged 21, of Grange Park, Baldoyle in Dublin, went kayaking with three friends in Co Wicklow on November 13, 2014.

A member of the Wildwater Kayak Club in Chapelizod with seven years of experience, Shane capsized as he navigated fast-flowing rapids on the River Inchavore, which feeds into Lough Dan. He righted himself multiple times, but became unconscious and was later found out of his kayak, trapped in a tree and partly submerged.