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File photo of the River Annalee in Co Cavan Alamy Stock Photo
Ballyhaise
Man in his 20s dies in incident at river in Co Cavan
A garda spokesperson said a postmortem would take place.
A MAN IN his 20s died folloiwng an incident at the Annalee River in Co Cavan on Tuesday evening.
Gardaí and emergency services responded to reports of a person in the water at Drumaraw in the Ballyhaise area at around 8.30pm, a garda spokesperson said.
The man was taken from the water and pronounced dead at the scene, the spokesperson said.
Local media has reported that the man is believed to be from the local area and had been fishing at the time.
His body has been taken to Cavan Mortuary, where a postmortem examination will be arranged at Our Lady’s National Hospital Navan and a file will be prepared for the Coroner.
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