Lack of communication delayed call to rescue services when kayaker became trapped on Kerry river, report says

An inquiry into the death of an experienced kayaker on a Kerry river last year has found that the lack of communication at the scene delayed the call to the emergency services.

Lack of communication delayed call to rescue services when kayaker became trapped on Kerry river, report says

An inquiry into the death of an experienced kayaker on a Kerry river last year has found that the lack of communication at the scene delayed the call to the emergency services.

Brita Waters (aged 36) from Baldoyle, Dublin, drowned after she became trapped under a log on the Roughty River in Kilgarvan on November 4, 2018.

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