Dad falls to death in front of family

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Dad falls to death in front of family

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A 34-year-old Polish man died yesterday after he fell 30 feet into the sea while fishing from rocks in Co Clare as his wife and 10-year-old daughter watched in horror.

The man had been fishing near Fanore in north Clare with his wife, daughter and a family friend when he apparently lost his footing and plunged into the sea below. The man had been living in Tullamore, Co Offaly, and had travelled to Clare on a weekend break.

The Doolin Unit of the Irish Coast Guard was at the scene within minutes as they had been taking part in a training exercise a short distance away. However, the team was unable to launch rescue boats as conditions were too dangerous.

The crew of the rescue helicopter from Shannon plucked the unconscious man from the water and airlifted him to University Hospital in Galway. But he was pronounced dead shortly afterwards.

The accident happened a few hundred yards from where a Frenchman fell to his death in almost identical circumstances last July.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news ... 37131.html
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#2 Post by seanie35 »

thats horrific god help his family. think i was very close to that spot in clare a few months back and the missus threw a wobblly when i joked about fishing there :shock:
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#3 Post by doggie3131 »

god love them,but it was only a matter of time before this happened,people out fishing cliff marks in these conditions is crazy.but still it is awful for the family.
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#4 Post by twinkle »

thats really sad but i dont think he will be the last one of the season when are people going to wake up and fish only where its safe the fact he had his wife and daughter with him make you think why would you fish where there is danger not only for yourself but for your child. god love them may he rest in peace
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#5 Post by eric »

its terrible, completely avoidable deaths are especially sad.
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#6 Post by bigsod »

Very sad, his family will probably never come to terms with what happened.Too many people are dying on our coasts. I know that anywhere near the sea is dangerous but are there signs of warning in these particular black spots?
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#7 Post by dbrock »

such a tragic loss
deepest sympathies to the family
hope they can get through these tough times,
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#8 Post by croppyboy »

realy sad story but it just reinforces the point that we need signage in all languages at these blk spots .
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