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Father and two children die in Donegal drowning tragedy

Aug 21, 2020 09:51
By Shannonside News
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Father and two children die in Donegal drowning tragedy

A 49 year old father and his two children, a 14 year old boy and a 6 year old girl have been killed after their

A 49 year old father and his two children, a 14 year old boy and a 6 year old girl have been killed after their car plunged into a lake in Donegal.

It happened at around 20 past ten when the driver of the car lost control and it skidded off the road at Quigley's Point and into Lough Foyle.

The children's mother, a 45 year old woman managed to escape the car and seek help.

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The three bodies have been recovered and taken to Letterkenny University Hospital Mortuary.

Damian Dowds from the Inishowen Independent says they were a local family:

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