Officials arrange to bring body of Irish skydiving victim home

Efforts are underway to bring home the body of the young Irish man who died in a plane crash in New Zealand over the weekend.

Mon, 06 Sep, 2010 - 09:09

Efforts are underway to bring home the body of the young Irish man who died in a plane crash in New Zealand over the weekend.

Patrick Byrne, 24, from Brideswell in County Wexford, died along with eight other people who were taking part in a skydiving trip over the Fox Glacier on the South Island.

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Courts Heathrow Place: New Zealand Place: Brideswell Place: County Wexford Place: Fox Place: South Island Place: Greymouth Place: Australia Place: Dublin Person: Patrick Byrne Person: Patrick Organisation: GAA Organisation: Irish Embassy Organisation: Irish consulate

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