'Shock and sadness' in Mayo after boy dies in tragic drowning accident

He was found in a stream close to his home in Rehins Fort, Ballina yesterday afternoon, after being reported missing.
'Shock and sadness' in Mayo after boy dies in tragic drowning accident
Mon, 30 Mar, 2020 - 10:37
Digital Desk staff

The six-year-old boy who died tragically in Mayo yesterday has been named as local child Louis Chen.

He was found in a stream close to his home in Rehins Fort, Ballina yesterday afternoon, after being reported missing.

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