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Body of swimmer recovered off Buncrana in Co Donegal after a number of people got into difficulty

One other swimmer has been brought to Letterkenny Hospital after being taken from the water.

LAST UPDATE | 10 May 2025

A BODY WAS recovered from the water this evening following a multi-agency search off the coast of Donegal this afternoon.

The body of the swimmer was recovered just after 9pm this evening after another swimmer was rescued this afternoon and taken to Letterkenny Hospital. Their condition is currently unknown.

The alarm was raised shortly before 4pm by a member of the public who reported that there were a number of people in difficulty in the water.

The Greencastle and Mulroy Coast Guard units were tasked alongside RNLI lifeboats and the Coast Guard rescue helicopter to aid the search.

In an update this evening, the Coast Guard has said: “Just after 9pm this evening a second person was recovered from the water by Greencastle Coast Guard Unit and transferred to Buncrana Pier.”

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