19 year old drowns in Shannon

A 19 year old man died yesterday afternoon after getting into difficulty while swimming in the River Shannon The young man was swimming with a number of people in the river, near Number One, under the N6 bridge when he got into difficulty after 3 o'clock this afternoon. A number of people were in the water at the time and the teen was pulled to the riverbank, where he received treatment. Both Gardai and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) attended the scene. The man was brought to Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe, where he was pronounced dead.