Young man drowns in swimming tragedy in Waterford

The man’s body was quickly located but efforts to revive him proved fruitless

The man drowned at Whiting Bay, approximately 3km from Ardmore, Co Waterford. Picture: John Hennessy

A young man has lost his life in a swimming tragedy in west Waterford.

The 21-year-old, from the Old Parish, Gaeltacht area of the county, is understood to have got into difficulties while swimming with friends at Whiting Bay, some 3km from Ardmore, at around 2pm.