A second diver death in the space of a month has occurred off Co Donegal in north-western Ireland. The victim this time is reported to have been a Belgian male in his 50s.
Reports on Monday (22 July) that a man had got into difficulty while diving near Tory Island, out from Downings in Sheephaven Bay, alerted Malin Head Coast Guard. A helicopter crew airlifted the man to Letterkenny University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The garda are preparing a report for the coroner.
Last month Divernet reported that a diver had died further south in the county during a scuba rally event on 22 June. Malin Head Coast Guard had co-ordinated the search and recovered a buddy-pair from the sea near Teelin Bay.
The fatality, who died at the scene, was later named as Patrick Doran, 49, from Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim. His dive-buddy, a man in his 60s, was treated for in hospital for decompression illness.
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