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Irish Times
18-05-2025
- Irish Times
Community in ‘shock' as boy (7) who died after getting into difficulty off Sligo beach is named
A young boy who died after getting into difficulty in the sea off Lissadell Beach in Co Sligo on Saturday afternoon has been confirmed as seven-year-old Alan Singh from Ballisodare, Co Sligo. The alarm was raised by members of the public at about 3pm when they saw the child in difficulty in the water. Singh was a second-class pupil at St John's National School, Ballisodare, which has instigated its critical incident management policy. Sligo councillor Tom MacSharry said the community is in 'shock at such a young boy losing his life in such tragic circumstances'. READ MORE 'His family, friends, classmates and teachers are all in our thoughts and prayers,' he said. 'We were just celebrating two new Blue Flag status beaches at Enniscrone and Rosses Point beaches last week, but we'll certainly have to urgently review the safety measures at all beaches in light of this tragedy,' he said. People who were on the beach on Saturday afternoon told The Irish Times the child was brought back to shore by some paddle boarders before two off-duty nurses carried out CPR on him until a paramedic winchman from the Coastguard's search and rescue helicopter landed. They were joined by Gardaí and ambulance paramedics. The boy was airlifted to Sligo University Hospital where he later died. There was an air of disbelief among campers and beachgoers at Lissadell Beach on Sunday, who said conditions were calm and the tide was out on Saturday afternoon. The beachgoers said they did not realise anything was amiss until they saw the helicopter landing on the beach. Even then, many were excited, thinking it was just a training exercise. Voitek Stachyra was looking through his telescope at the time when he noticed four adults doing CPR on someone in the distance. . 'We saw one of the gardaí running across the water. We thought the person was going to be okay. There were so many paramedics there. They took the boy into the helicopter. He was this size, tiny,' he said, pointing to his own seven-year-old son Peter beside him. He approached an ambulance paramedic afterwards, who was crying, he said. He showed photos from his telescope of the paramedics and helicopter on the beach. Voitek Stachyra and his son Peter, from Belfast were in the area when a young boy got into difficulty in the water off Lissadell Beach in Co Sligo on Saturday afternoon. Photograph: Sorcha Crowley Another witness, Ryan Burns, said he wished he had seen the child so he could have helped. 'I would never have thought something like that could have happened here. Everybody was shook ... It's so sad.' A man from Bundoran visiting Lissadell with his wife and six children for the weekend said they were playing dodge ball in the water when the tragedy occurred. 'We've been coming here for years ... We've been to every beach in the country and this is by far the safest we feel, genuinely,' said the man, who did not want to be named.
BBC News
18-05-2025
- BBC News
Sligo: Lissadell community devastated over boy's drowning
There is shock and devastation in the community near a County Sligo beach over the death of a young boy who got into difficulty in the water on Saturday.A local councillor, Fianna Fáil's Donal Gilroy, said news of the young boy's death had caused great sadness around Lissadell Beach. The boy has been named locally as seven-year-old Alan Singh, from Ballisodare, County Sligo, Irish national broadcaster RTÉ reported. The alarm was raised shortly after 15:30 local time on Saturday when a member of the public spotted the boy in the water. He was airlifted by an Irish Coast Guard helicopter to Sligo University Hospital on Saturday afternoon in a serious condition, gardaí (Irish police) later died in said investigations are were offered for the boy's family at nearby Maugherow Church, with parish priest Fr Tom Hever telling RTÉ that people were devastated by the news. Mr Gilroy said local people were shocked, adding that Lissadell Beach had attracted "big numbers" during the recent spell of good weather."People are devastated to hear that a little boy has lost his life and our thoughts are very much with his family at this time." A woman who was on the beach with her children when the boy got into difficulty said "everybody was happy here playing and absolutely loving the fine weather"."We seen the helicopter coming and noticed then that someone was performing CPR on a person a good bit away from us," Suraya McDonald told RTÉ."But by that stage, the helicopter had landed at the scene. It all happened pretty quick."She added: "It's heartbreaking and I don't think anyone could ever understand how anyone would feel in that situation."
BreakingNews.ie
18-05-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Young boy dies after getting into difficulty in water off Co Sligo beach
A young boy has died after getting into difficulty in the water off the west coast. Gardaí said they and other emergency services attended an incident at Lissadell Beach in Co Sligo on Saturday afternoon involving a young child. Advertisement A Garda spokesperson said: 'The male child was airlifted by Rescue 118 to Sligo University Hospital in a serious condition. He has since passed away. 'A file will be prepared for the Coroner's Court.' The incident came just one week after two teenagers died after getting into trouble in the water in Co Donegal. Emmanuel Familola (16), originally from Nigeria, and Matt Sibanda (18), originally from Zimbabwe, had been playing football in Buncrana on Saturday when they went into the sea after a ball and got into difficulty. Advertisement Emmanuel was laid to rest following a funeral in Buncrana on Saturday morning.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Yahoo
Boy dies after getting into difficulty in water off Sligo coast
A young boy has died after getting into difficulty in the water at Lissadell beach in County Sligo. He was airlifted by an Irish Coast Guard helicopter to Sligo University Hospital on Saturday afternoon in a serious condition, gardaí (Irish police) said. He later died in hospital. Gardaí say their investigations are ongoing.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Yahoo
Young boy dies after getting into difficulty in water off Co Sligo beach
A young boy has died after getting into difficulty in the water off the west coast of Ireland. Irish police said they and other emergency services attended an incident at Lissadell Beach in Co Sligo on Saturday afternoon involving a young child. A Garda spokesperson said: 'The male child was airlifted by Rescue 118 to Sligo University Hospital in a serious condition. He has since passed away. 'A file will be prepared for the Coroner's Court.' The incident came just one week after two teenagers died after getting into trouble in the water in Co Donegal. Emmanuel Familola, 16, originally from Nigeria, and Matt Sibanda, 18, originally from Zimbabwe, had been playing football in Buncrana on Saturday when they went into the sea after a ball and got into difficulty. Emmanuel was laid to rest following a funeral in Buncrana on Saturday morning.
