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19 Dec 2025

RIP: Heartbreak as body of young boy recovered from river in Donegal drowning tragedy

The boy was taken from the water and brought to hospital by ambulance, where he was pronounced dead

RIP: Heartbreak as body of young boy recovered from river in Donegal drowning tragedy

A post-mortem examination will be arranged and the file will be prepared for the Coroner

A juvenile boy has died after entering the River Finn in the Twin Towns area of Donegal on Thursday evening.

Gardaí and emergency services responded after receiving reports of a person entering the river at Drumboe Woods, Stranorlar, shortly before 5:40pm on Thursday, December 18.

"A male juvenile was taken from the water and brought by ambulance to Letterkenny University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead," An Garda Siochana said.

"A post-mortem examination will be arranged and the file will be prepared for the Coroner. The search operation on Thursday evening involved the Coast Guard Rescue 118 helicopter and An Garda Síochána."

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