Man, 22, dies in Cork river tragedy

A 22-year-old man drowned in the River Lee in Cork city overnight after trying to swim out to a small wooden boat.

Man, 22, dies in Cork river tragedy

A 22-year-old man drowned in the River Lee in Cork city overnight after trying to swim out to a small wooden boat.

His body was recovered from the river at Pope’s Quay at 8.50am today by emergency service personnel. The man is believed to be a student from Dublin who is living in Cork.

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