Mother of teen who drowned in Donegal was on beach when tragedy unfolded

Mother of teen who drowned in Donegal was on beach when tragedy unfolded

Two teenagers who died after getting into difficulty in the sea off the coast of Buncrana, Co Donegal had entered the water to retrieve a football. The victims have been named as 16-year-old Emmanuel Familola (R) from Nigeria and 18-year-old Matt Sibanda (L), who was from Zimbabwe

The mother of one of the teenagers who drowned off the coast of Donegal was on the beach nearby as the tragedy unfolded.

Matt Sibanda, aged 18, and Emmanuel Famiola, 16, died after they and a third male got into difficulties in Lough Swilly close to Ned’s Point near Buncrana at around 4pm on Saturday.

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