Man, 20, killed by falling tree in Donegal during Storm Éowyn named locally

Sat, 25 Jan, 2025 - 11:33

Steven Heaney and Liz Dunphy

A young man killed by a falling tree in Co Donegal during Storm Éowyn on Friday has been named locally.

20-year-old Kacper Dudek was fatally injured when a tree fell on his car at around 5.30am at Feddyglass in Raphoe on Friday morning.

Mr Dudek was returning home from work before the status red weather warning for Donegal came into effect.

He had left work with a colleague and they drove in convoy for safety due to the weather warning, which was status orange at the time. The colleague saw the tree strike the young man’s vehicle before another tree then hit his own, it is understood. He survived and rushed to help his colleague.

Unfortunately, Mr Dudek was pronounced dead at the scene.

His body was later removed from the scene to the mortuary in Letterkenny University Hospital, where an autopsy will take place in due course.

Local diversions have been put in place at Feddyglass while Garda Forensic Collision Investigators carry out an examination of the scene.

A garda spokesperson said that a Family Liaison Officer (FLO) has been assigned to provide support to Mr Dudek's family.

"Investigations are ongoing," the spokesperson said.