Man dies following frozen lake accident

A man has died in hospital after falling through ice on a lake in Co Armagh yesterday afternoon.

Man dies following frozen lake accident

A man has died in hospital after falling through ice on a lake in Co Armagh yesterday afternoon.

A police helicopter managed to hoist the 51-year-old from the bitterly cold Lurgan Park lake to a thicker section of ice but a boat carrying rescue personnel capsized as it tried to negotiate treacherous conditions.

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