West Cork man fell to his death on jagged rocks as he tried to retrieve football, inquest hears

The inquest heard that David Latten was on a family break on July 1, 2023, with his wife Neasa O’Keeffe and their three young children when the accident occurred

David Latten was spending the weekend with his family at a camp site on Cape Clear when the accident occurred. Picture via RIP.ie

A verdict of accidental death was recorded by the West Cork Coroner in the case of a man who fell on jagged rocks when he was trying to retrieve a football during a family break on the island of Cape Clear. 

The inquest heard that David Latten, 44 of Templebryan South, Clonakilty, was on a family break on July 1, 2023, with his wife Neasa O’Keeffe and their three young children when the accident occurred.