Killarney teacher had just finished Covid quarantine when 'deeply tragic' accident occurred

Damien Lyne died as a result of traumatic brain injury after he fell and hit his head

Pathologist Dr Margot Bolster (pictured), who carried out the autopsy, found Damien had suffered injuries to his head typical of a fall, and died as a result of traumatic brain injury. File photo

A night spent socialising with friends in a forest in Killarney ended in tragedy for a 25-year-old teacher when he fell and hit his head, an inquest into his death was told.

Damien (Damo) Lyne of Cleeney, Killarney, was home from Vietnam, where he was teaching and had just spent two weeks quarantining at his family farm when the tragedy occurred. On April 9, 2020, the day after finishing quarantine, the English and Philospohy graduate joined five old school friends who were socialising in Colstman’s Woods/ Flesk.