Teenage girl seriously ill after sand-dune collapse

A teenage girl remains in a serious condition in hospital this morning after a sand dune collapsed on her yesterday afternoon.

The incident happened on the back beach of the Maharees in west Kerry.

Gardaí said the girl, who is 19 and from Cork, was with a group of friends on the beach when the sand dune collapsed.

Efforts were made to get her out, and an ambulance was called.

She was taken to Kerry General Hospital for treatment.