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A 21-year-old fisherman was found deceased in the waters off Blackball Head, County Cork, after his boat overturned. The Irish Coast Guard and local rescuers responded to the emergency, but the man could not be revived. His 10-meter boat, which had recently passed safety inspections, is still missing.
The man was found in the water at about 8.20am and was taken to port at Castletownbere, Co Cork. Photograph: Valerie O'Sullivan The alarm was raised at about 7.30am when debris was spotted in the water near Blackball Head west of Castletownbere on the Beara Peninsula.
The Irish Coast Guard Marine Rescue Co-Ordination Centre at Valentia launched an operation and a boat from Castletownbere RNLI went to the scene. The Irish Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 115 from Shannon was also tasked to assist in the search operation, which also involved a number of local trawlers and smaller craft.
Man jailed for murder of father of five in Cork golf-club attackThe crew of a small punt found the man in the water at about 8.20am and brought him to the RNLI boat, which took him to port at Castletownbere. He was pronounced dead on the pier in Castletownbere by a local GP and his body was taken to the morgue at Cork University Hospital for a postmortem. Gardaí will prepare a file on his death for an inquest.
His name will not be released until all next of kin have been notified. It is understood he was from Beara and had worked on fishing vessels previously. He had worked ashore for a number of years before returning to fishing last year when he bought a boat. There was no sign of the man’s 10-metre boat, which passed safety certification checks last year, when rescuers arrived on the scene.
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