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Tributes paid to 'bright, funny and popular' teen who drowned in Louth

The 14-year-old girl who drowned while swimming at Seapoint beach in Louth yesterday has been named locally as Jill Amante from Drogheda.

Tributes paid to 'bright, funny and popular' teen who drowned in Louth

Sat, 29 Jun, 2019 - 16:58

Digital Desk staff

The 14-year-old girl who drowned while swimming at Seapoint beach in Louth yesterday has been named locally as Jill Amante from Drogheda.

The teenager was a second year student at Ballymakenny College in the town.

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