TheJournal.ie reports that a man in his 20s has died after getting into difficulty while swimming in the sea off Howth yesterday afternoon, Friday 2 April.
Howth Coast Guard Rescue and Howth RNLI were tasked to the scene at the so-called Hidden Beach by Whitewater Brook, near the Baily Lighthouse, as part of a multi-agency response.
The Irish Coast Guard’s Dublin-based helicopter Rescue 116 also responded and its crew winched the casualty aboard for transfer to a waiting ambulance.
It is understood the young man was pronounced dead at Beaumont Hospital some time later.
The tragedy comes just days after the RNLI and Irish Coast Guard issued a joint appeal to the public to heed safety advice when on or near the water over the Easter weekend and beyond, as previously reported on Afloat.ie.
