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Man Dies in Hospital After Jet Ski Incident in Carlingford

24th May 2023
File image of Carlingford on the Cooley Peninsula in Co Louth
File image of Carlingford on the Cooley Peninsula in Co Louth

A man in his 40s has died in hospital after an incident involving a jet ski in Carlingford Lough on Monday evening (22 May), as RTÉ News reports.

The man and a woman were recovered from the water following reports of two people in difficulty in the water off the Co Louth town early on Monday evening.

While the woman remains hospitalised in a serious but stable condition as of Tuesday night (23 May), the man was pronounced dead on Tuesday afternoon.

RTÉ News has more on the story HERE.

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