Gardaí: Clare drowning 'an accident'
Gardaí are treating the death of a man who drowned in Co Clare last night as a "tragic accident".
The 51-year-old man died after he got into difficulty while swimming about 5km from Spanish Point.
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The 51-year-old man died after he got into difficulty while swimming about 5km from Spanish Point.
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