A fisherman has died following an incident in Galway Bay this afternoon.
The man was on board a boat when he got into difficulty close to Salthill, at lunchtime.
The alarm was raised by another crew member on the vessel. The Galway RNLI lifeboat was tasked to attend the scene, between Blackrock and Silverstrand.
The man was taken to Galway docks by the lifeboat crew. On arrival there he was transferred immediately to University Hospital Galway, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
The Health and Safety Authority has been notified about the fatality and investigations are continuing into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
