Search for teenage boy in Carlow continues after he got into difficulty swimming
Gardaí
are searching for a teenage boy after he got into difficulty swimming in Co
Carlow
on Tuesday evening.
The 17-year-old, from Carlow town, was swimming with friends when he got into difficulty around 6.30pm in the river Barrow in Milford.
Milford is 8km from Carlow town.
The teenager was with a friend at a local gym and it is believed that they then decided to go swimming.
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It is understood the alarm was raised by the boy's friend when he saw he was getting into difficulty.
The teenager was a transition year student in the CBS secondary school in Carlow town.
Emergency services along with gardaí remained at the scene as they searched for the teenager's body.
In a statement, gardaí said that they along with emergency services were alerted shortly after 6.30pm after a 17-year-old male 'encountered difficulties' while swimming in the Barrow at Cloghristick, Milford.
A search operation involving local emergency services and the Garda Water Unit was continuing.
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