Witnesses raised the alarm after car entered water at Menlo Pier on Saturday morning
Mr Keenan and Mr Stokes, both talented boxers who were members of the Olympic Boxing Club in Galway, were due to attend the Connacht championships in Castlerea, Co Roscommon, on Sunday.
Chief Supt Gerry Roche said gardaí had risked their own lives in an effort to save the three teenagers. They are anxious to speak to anyone who was in the area at the time and are due to interview two occupants of another car who raised the alarm.The small pier is used by fishermen and leisure craft on the Corrib and is just a few kilometres from the city centre, accessed by several small roads in the Menlo area.“I live in the village and I have lived here all my life and we have never had anything like this happen before,” he said.
The secretary of the Olympic Boxing Club, John Mongan, said it on Saturday that it was a “dark day” for the club, while Galway Amateur Boxing Association said Galway boxing had been left “shaken” by the incident.Funeral arrangements for the three teenagers have not yet been announced. Gardaí have asked anyone with information to contact Mill Street Garda station on 091538000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800666111 or any Garda station.
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