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A body has been found in the water following a search operation after three teenagers got into difficulty swimming in Co Donegal.
Gardaí and emergency services conducted a search and rescue operation off the coast of Buncrana this afternoon.
Gardaí in Donegal North were alerted by the Coast Guard to a report of three males in difficulty in the water at approximately 4pm.
Following extensive search, the body of a teenager has been found.
“The local coroner has been notified and a post-mortem examination will be arranged in due course,” a spokesperson for the garda told the Irish Examiner.
Two teenagers were transferred to Letterkenny University Hospital, one of whom remains in a serious condition.
It is understood the three teenagers got into difficulty while swimming earlier this afternoon.
The alarm was raised by a member of the public that there were people in difficulty in the water near Buncrana.
