Two teenagers have died after getting into difficulty while swimming off the coast of Buncrana, Co Donegal yesterday.
The alarm was raised at around 4pm after the three teenagers got into difficulty while swimming.
A 16-year-old boy was taken from the sea after a search operation, but he subsequently died in hospital in the early hours of this morning.
The body of an 18-year-old man was recovered from the water shortly before 10pm last night.
It is understood they had been playing football on the beach at Ned’s Point just outside Buncrana and went into the water to retrieve the ball.
Local people say they got caught up in the current.
A third teenage boy managed to swim ashore. Gardaí have said he "is in no danger and should make a full recovery".
The victims have been named as 16-year-old Emmanuel Familola from Nigeria and 18-year-old Matt Sibanda, who was from Zimbabwe.
They were both living with their families in separate IPAS centres in the town.
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A search and rescue operation was launched and two RNLI lifeboats were assisted by teams from Mulroy and Greencastle coastguard units, with further help by up to a dozen local yachts.
The multi-agency search included the Rescue 118 helicopter from Sligo along with the RNLI lifeboat from Buncrana.
The operation was coordinated by the Malin Head Coast Guard.
Meanwhile, in a separate incident the body of a man was recovered from the sea off the coast of Co Wexford yesterday.
The Irish Coast Guard and the RNLI recovered the man's body east of Raven Point near Curracloe.
The man's body was brought to University Hospital Waterford where a post-mortem examination will be carried out.
Gardaí said the results of the post-mortem will determine the course of their investigation.
