No charges over sea death of girl scout
Aoife Winterlich from Walkinstown, Dublin 12, died after she was swept into the sea off Hook Head, Co Wexford, on a weekend scouting trip. The teen was rescued from the sea by the Irish Coast Guard but later died on December 11, 2015, at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Crumlin.
Gardaí in New Ross investigated all aspects of the incident, examining photos, maps, emergency rescue reports, and CCTV footage in their preparation of a file for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The file was submitted to the DPP last August. Supt John McDonald of New Ross Garda Station informed Dublin Coroner’s Court that no prosecution was directed.
