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Updated 10:20
A 17-YEAR-OLD boy has passed away in hospital this morning after being rescued from a river in Cork yesterday evening.
Gardaí said they are investigating the incident in which the boy and two other teens – a boy and girl – were swimming in the River Blackwater, near Knocknagree.
The boy got into difficulty and emergency services were called at about 5.30pm. Gardaí and two ambulances attended the scene and he was pulled out of the water.
He was taken by air ambulance to Kerry General Hospital in Tralee where he died earlier today.
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Hopefully he’ll recover…. Thinking of him and his family.
The lad passed away God love him. RIP and condolences to his family.
Are you sure? Is that not a different case?
I heard on 9am news this morning that a 17 yr old lad who was swimming yesterday evening got into difficulty and was brought to hospital where he passed away. News on 2fm
They said he passed away this morning but was brought in last night.
A picture of the river, where he got into difficulty please and not the hospital. So other people, can avoid the area and hopefully he’ll recover?
Why to Tralee and not the CUH in cork I wonder?
It happened near the border with Kerry, Tralee is closer than CUH
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