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Woman (60s) dies after getting into difficulty swimming off Co Dublin coast
Emergency services were alerted to the incident shortly after 3pm this afternoon.
A WOMAN IN her 60s has died after getting into difficulty while swimming off the coast of north county Dublin this afternoon.
Emergency services were alerted to the incident at Portmarnock Strand shortly after 3pm, a garda spokesperson said.
The Irish Coast Guard’s Marine Rescue Co-ordination Centre (MRCC) was alerted to a report of a female in difficulty in the water near the Martello Tower in Portmarnock, Co Dublin.
The Dublin based Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 116, Howth Coast Guard Unit and Howth RNLI inshore lifeboat were tasked to the scene.
A member of Howth Coast Guard unit recovered the female from the water and was subsequently transferred to the care of National Ambulance Service (NAS) staff at the scene.
She was taken to Beaumont Hospital, where she was later pronounced deceased.
Gardaí were notified and the Coroner has since been informed.
A post-mortem examination will be arranged.
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