Autopsy due on body of girl, 8, recovered from the water off Cork coast

The young girl got into difficulty while swimming in the water off Fountainstown Beach on Tuesday afternoon

A rescue helicopter at Fountainstown Beach, Co Cork on Tuesday. Picture: David Creedon

An autopsy is due to take place on the body of a young girl who was recovered from the water near Fountainstown Beach in Cork on Tuesday.

The alarm was raised at about 4.45pm when the girl, 8, who is understood to be from the area, got into difficulty in the waters off the beach.