MAN DROWNS IN SEA OFF CARRAROE
Date Published: 29-Dec-2009
A man in his fifties has drowned in the sea off Carraroe.
The discovery was made shortly after ten o'clock this morning at a pier at Derratha Mór, Carraroe.
The Shannon-based coastguard helicopter was alerted and airlifted the man to University Hospital Galway where he was pronounced dead.
Gardai have identified the man, who's believed to be approximately 50 years of age.
A Garda spokesperson has told Galway Bay FM News that they're investigating the circumstances surrounding his death, but preliminary reports suggest it was a personal tragedy.