Body recovered at Laytown beach in Meath after reports of swimmer in difficulty
The body of a boy has been recovered from the River Nanny in Laytown, Co Meath.
Emergency services were called when he got into in difficulty in the water at 6.15pm on Friday evening.
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The Rescue 116 helicopter and Drogheda Coast Guard responded immediately to the incident.
Gardaí began a search operation and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Rescue 116 helicopter and Drogheda Coast Guard responded immediately to the incident.
The Coastguard removed his body on Friday evening, and a postmortem will be carried out at Navan Hospital.
In a separate incident, another teenager was airlifted to hospital with suspected multiple fractures and lacerations after falling 6m (20ft) on to rocks in Howth.
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The teenager had to be winched by helicopter from the White Water Brook, a remote beach below cliffs on the eastern side of the Howth peninsula.
In another, separate incident, the volunteer crew of the Howth RNLI rescued three children who had been cut off by the tide near Lion's Head.
Helm of the inshore lifeboat, Killian O'Reilly, said it had been a 'challenging afternoon'.
'During this spell of hot weather, we are urging everyone to be aware of the dangers and to know what to do should you find yourself in difficulty in the water.'
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