Girl critical after wave sweeps scouts into sea at Hook Head

A teenage girl is in a critical condition in hospital after a freak wave knocked her and three other young scouts into the sea at Hook Head.
Girl critical after wave sweeps scouts into sea at Hook Head

The incident occurred at around 2pm yesterday when four teenagers, all understood to be aged around 15, were swept off rocks on which they had been walking.

Two teenage boys managed to pull themselves ashore but the girl and another boy remained in the water.

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