Irish girl dies in US boat accident

A Co Wicklow girl has been killed in a freak boating accident in the United States.

Kate Kinsella, from Baltinglass, was with friends on a working holiday at Martha's Vineyard in Cape Cod.

The accident happened when Ms Kinsella and a group of up to 40 others of which at least five, were of Irish origin, were on a boating excursion on Sunday.

The boat was involved in a minor collision which resulted in a door striking the 20-year-old, knocking her into the water.

Kate Kinsella attended school in Carlow and was training in Dun Laoighaire to become a Montessori school teacher.

As a mark of respect, a planned mart sale at Baltinglass has been postponed tomorrow.

It's not yet known when the girl's body will be brought home.