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Man dies following fall in Leitrim

Aug 2, 2022 10:11
By Shannonside News
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Man dies following fall in Leitrim

The man in his 60s died shortly after being rescued.

A man has died following a fall near the Devil's Chimney in north Leitrim.

The alarm was raised just after 7pm last night when the man in his 60s was found in a stream following a fall.

It's understood weather and ground conditions were difficult at the time.

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The Sligo Leitrim Mountain Rescue team was tasked to the scene and the man was removed from the water and taken to a nearby field but was pronounced dead a short while later.

The man is believed to be originally from the Galway area and a post-mortem is due to take place today at Sligo University Hospital.

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