Cork student, 17, dies in tragic accident while on holiday in Greece

Alex McKee, who won a Young Scientist award earlier this year, was due to begin his Leaving Certificate year this autumn

Alex McKee was due to begin his Leaving Certificate year at Terence MacSwiney Community College in Knocknaheeny in the coming weeks. Picture: David Keane

An award-winning student from Cork has died in what is understood to have been a tragic accident while on holiday in Greece.

Alex McKee, 17, was found dead on Sunday at his accommodation on the Aegean island of Kimolos, it is understood.