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The Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 helicopter has taken part in this evening's search. File photo. Alamy Stock Photo
Laytown
Teenager dies after getting into difficulty while swimming at Laytown, Co Meath
The male youth was reported missing after 6pm.
SEARCHERS HAVE RECOVERED a body during an operation to find a teenage swimmer who went missing earlier this evening in Co Meath.
The male youth was reported missing after 6pm in the Laytown area according to gardaí.
“At approximately 6:15pm emergency services received report of a male in difficulty in the water and a search operation was launched,” a Garda spokesperson said.
“The body of a male was removed from the water by the coastguard, this evening. He was pronounced deceased at the scene and his body has been taken to Navan Hospital where a post mortem will take place.”
Gardaí also appealed that any footage and imagery of the incident are not shared by media.
Gardaí and emergency services – including the Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 helicopter and Drogheda Coast Guard – carried out the search operation.
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