Community stunned by death of Caitriona Lucas, the first Coastguard member to die on duty

Latest: Search and rescue volunteer Caitriona Lucas died trying to recover the body of a missing man in Co Clare.

Community stunned by death of Caitriona Lucas, the first Coastguard member to die on duty

Update at 11.30pm: A search and rescue volunteer has died trying to recover the body of a missing man in Co Clare.

Caitriona Lucas, of Doolin Coast Guard in Co Clare, was on a rigid inflatable with two colleagues when it capsized near cliffs in heavy Atlantic swell.

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