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Donegal woman dies after falling overboard from boat into Lough Erne during family holiday
It is believed she was on a family holiday with her husband and two kids.
Updated 11.47am
A DONEGAL WOMAN has died after she fell overboard from a boat on Lough Erne, in the northern county of Fermanagh during the night.
Emergency services were called to scene at 1.20am this morning, after reports that the woman had fallen overboard at Devenish Island on the lake.
She is believed to have been in her 30s and was on a family holiday with her husband and two children, and was on a rented boat at the time.
PSNI Chief Inspector Clive Beatty told BBC’s Good Morning Ulster that the woman’s husband tried to jump into the lake to rescue her, but wasn’t able to reach her.
They are a family from Donegal and they were up here on holiday just for the Easter weekend.
He added: “We performed CPR ourselves and transferred them to the ambulance who continued to conduct CPR until 2:57 when the woman was pronounced deceased at the hospital”.
Earlier, Inspector Gavin Sterling said: “A full search operation was implemented and sadly a body was recovered from the water before 3am this morning.”
Sterling said that a full investigation into the circumstances around the incident is now underway. A post-mortem examination is expected to be carried out soon.
He added: “Local police would extend their sympathies to the family and would offer thanks to all of the agencies involved in the overnight operation.”
DUP leader Arlene Foster sent her condolences to the family of the woman in a statement this morning.
She said: “This is heartbreaking news for the area. I want to extend my sympathy, thoughts and prayers to the friends and family of this young woman. The death of a young life will come as an immense shock to this area and in particular the woman’s family.”
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