Nothing more drowned teenagers’ friends could have done, inquest told

A vigil for Reuven Simon and Joseph Sebastian who drowned swimming at Lough Enagh was held last year (Jonathan McCambridge/PA)

A group of teenagers who tried to rescue two friends from drowning in a Co Derry lough should be commended for their efforts, a senior firefighter has said.

Mark Deeney from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) told the inquest into the deaths of Reuven Simon and Joseph Sebastian that there was nothing more that their friends could have done.