Man dies following water rescue at Co Cork beach
Irish police said a number of people had got into difficulty in the water at Inch Strand on Friday afternoon.
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Your support makes all the difference.A man has died following an incident at a beach in Co Cork.
Irish emergency services responded after a number of people got into difficulty in the water at Inch Strand in Whitegate on Friday afternoon.
The Coast Guard was alerted at 3pm and initiated a search and rescue mission with RNLI rescue boats and the Coast Guard helicopter was tasked to the scene.
“Four people were rescued from the water by members of the public; however one person was subsequently recovered from the water requiring medical attention and was transferred to the National Ambulance Service who had also deployed to the scene,” a Department of Transport spokesperson said.
Gardai confirmed that a man, aged in his 50s, died.
“A man, aged in his 50s, was removed from the water. He was later pronounced deceased,” a Garda spokesperson said.
“Arrangements will now be made for a post mortem and the local coroner has been notified.”