MCIB/186 - Helvick Head
Reference
MCIB/186
Report Name
Report of Investigation into fatal incident off Helvick Head, Co. Waterford on 23rd May 2010
Location
Co. Waterford
Date of Incident
Sunday 23 May 2010
Published
Wednesday 08 February 2012
Synopsis
\r\n Mr. John O'Brien and Mr. Pat Esmonde departed from Helvick Pier, Co. Waterford on 23rd May 2010 in a small RIB to go angling close to Helvick Head. The alarm was raised when the RIB was seen drifting and empty with one man close-by in the water. Both men were lost overboard and their remains were recovered on 25th May 2010.
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